Prehistoric Animals

Passenger Pigeon

Quick Passenger Pigeon Facts: - Lived all over North America - Were 3 to 5 billion living Passenger Pigeons at one point in time - Nests contained 1 egg at a time - Went extinct in 1914 - Was the origin of the term "stool pigeon" - Could fly as fast as a gazelle could run

Argentavis

Quick Argentavis Facts: - Lived in what is now South America - Lived during the Late Miocene Period - Weighed as much as an adult human male - Had a wingspan as wide as a small plane - May have flown by gliding like a hang-glider - May have been a scavenger

Terror Bird

Quick Terror Bird Facts: - Lived in what is now South America - Lived during the Middle Miocene Period - Weighed as much as a panda bear - Could run faster than a horse - Couldn't fly - Was carnivorous

Elephant Bird

Quick Elephant Bird Facts: - Went extinct during the 18th century - Lived in Madagascar - Was half the height of a giraffe - Weighed more than a horse - Probably had a diet of fruit - Was the biggest bird of all time

Gansus

Quick Gansus Facts: - Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period - Lived in what is now Asia - Was about the size of a pigeon - Floated on rivers and lakes like a duck - Was a Piscivore - Could be one of the earliest known birds

Titanis

Quick Titanis Facts: - Lived from the Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Period - Lived in North America - Could run faster than Secretariat - Was taller than the average Christmas tree - Weighed almost as much as a panda bear - Was Carnivorous

Great Auk

Quick Great Auk Facts: - Lived up until the mid-19th century - Lived in Western Europe, North America, Scandinavia and Greenland - Was about the height of Verne Troyer - Weighed as much as a cat - Ate fish and other marine animals such as crabs - Was referenced in James Joyce's classic novel Ulysses

Kairuku

Quick Kairuku Facts: - Lived during the Oligocene epoch - Lived in what is now New Zealand - Was about the height of Danny DeVito - Weighed as much as an octopus - Ate fish and other marine animals

Carolina Parakeet

Quick Carolina Parakeet Facts: - Lived all over North America - Went exctinct in 1918 - About the size of a ruler - Weighed as much as a hamster - Was probably an herbivore

Gastornis

Quick Gastornis Facts: - Lived in what is now Western Europe, North America and Eastern Asia - Lived during the Middle Eocene Period - Was as tall as an average human male - Weighed as much as an average human male - Was probably an herbivore

Pelagornis

Quick Pelagornis Facts: - Lived all over the world - Lived during the Late Miocene Period - Its wingspan was about a third of the length of a bowling alley - Weighed almost as much as 3 gold bars - Was a Piscivore

Confuciusornis

Quick Confuciusornis Facts: - Lived in what is now China - Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period - Was about the size of a crow - Weighed as much as a hamster - Probably lived off a diet of seeds - Was hunted by Sinocalliopteryx

Kelenken

Quick Kelenken Facts: - Lived in what is now South America - Lived during the Middle Miocene Period - Was about half the height of a giraffe - Weighed as much as a pig - Couldn't Fly

Giant Moa

Quick Giant Moa Facts: - Lived in what is now New Zealand - Went extinct during the 16th century - Was twice as tall as a human male - Weighed more than a panda - Couldn't Fly

Hesperornis

Quick Hesperornis Facts: - Lived in what is now North America - Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period - Was almost as long as a man is tall - Weighed as much as 2 cats - Couldn't Fly - Was a Piscivore

Diplocaulus

Quick Diplocaulus Facts: - Lived in what is now North America - Lived during the Permian period - Was as long as a yard stick - Weighed as much as a cat - Had a boomerang-shaped head - Was a Piscivore

Colosteus

Quick Colosteus Facts: - Lived in what is now Ohio, USA - Lived during the late Carboniferous period - Was as long as a yard stick - Weighed as much as a gallon of paint - Piscivore or Carnivore?

Prionosuchus

Quick Prionosuchus Facts: - Lived in what is now Brazil - Lived during the Permian period - Was as long as a London Bus - Weighed twice as much as a Nile crocodile - Almost as fast as a bull - Carnivore

Koolasuchus

Quick Koolasuchus Facts: - Lived in what is now known as Australia - Lived during the middle Cretaceous period - Was as long as an American alligator - Weighed as much as an American alligator - Was a Piscivore

Seymouria

Quick Seymouria Facts: - Lived in what is now known as the United States and in Germany - Lived during the Permian period - Was as long as a Western Hognose Snake - Weighed as much as half a brick - Was a carnivore

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