Scary Prehistoric Animals: Thalattoarchon
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Thalattoarchon is the new kid on the block, having only been discovered a few years ago and first officially classified in just 2013.
It was an ichthyosaur, another group of marine reptiles commonly and incorrectly believed to be dinosaurs. Thalattoarchon were 28-foot-long apex predators whose massive jaws allowed them to hunt prey almost as big as they were.
With this beast only being discovered five years ago, it begs the question: What other unimaginable prehistoric creatures’ remains now sit beneath the ground and the sea, waiting to be discovered?
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