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Giganotosaurus Video
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Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs ever discovered, a giant carcharodo…

Mesozoic 1 min
Gigantoraptor Video
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Gigantoraptor

Gigantoraptor was a giant feathered oviraptorosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for …

Mesozoic 1 min
Hatzegopteryx Video
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Hatzegopteryx

A gigantic flying reptile with a massive skull that lived during the Late Cretaceous and was on…

Mesozoic 2 min
Hesperornis Video
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Hesperornis

Hesperornis was a flightless marine bird from the Late Cretaceous known for its powerful swimmi…

Mesozoic 1 min
Isisaurus Video
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Isisaurus

Isisaurus was a titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for its unusually l…

Mesozoic 1 min
Leaellynasaura Video
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Leaellynasaura

Leaellynasaura was a small herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous known for …

Mesozoic 1 min
Liopleurodon Video
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Liopleurodon

Liopleurodon was a large marine pliosaur from the Jurassic Period known for its powerful jaws, …

Mesozoic 1 min
Lusotitan Video
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Lusotitan

Lusotitan was a gigantic titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic known for its…

Mesozoic 1 min
Majungasaurus Video
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Majungasaurus

Majungasaurus was a medium-sized abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known f…

Mesozoic 1 min
Mammoth Video
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Mammoth

A large, elephant-like mammal adapted to the Ice Age, famous for its long curved tusks and thic…

Cenozoic 2 min
Mapusaurus Video
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Mapusaurus

Mapusaurus was a large carnivorous carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceo…

Mesozoic 1 min
Megaloceros Video
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Megaloceros

Megaloceros was a giant prehistoric deer from the Pleistocene known for its enormous antlers, w…

Cenozoic 1 min