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Tetrapodophis

Quick Tetrapodophis Facts: - Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period - Lived in what is now South America - Discovery is surrounded by controversy - Was about the length of a ruler - Weighed as much as a hamster - Was an Insectivore

Madtsoia

Quick Madtsoia Facts: - Lived from the Late Cretaceous Period through the Pleistocene Period - Lived in Africa, South America, Europe and Madagascar - Was 3 times longer than a horse - Weighed as much as 2 car tires - Was a Carnivore

Gigantophis

Quick Gigantophis Facts: - Lived during the Late Eocene Period - Lived in what is now Asia and Africa - Longer than a reticulated python - May have preyed on Moeritherium - Was a Carnivore

Titanoboa

Quick Titanoboa Facts: - Lived during the Paleogene Period - Lived in what is now South America - Was twice as long as the biggest modern snake - Was four times as heavy as a Giant Anaconda - Was a Carnivore

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