23 Photos that Show Some Terrifying Things from the Ancient Past

Nathan Johnson Published 07/21/2022 in wtf

The world we live in has been in a constant state of change since its very beginning. With all the modern comforts, technology, and conveniences of life in the 21st century, it can be hard to imagine just how crazy, brutal, and straight-up terrifying life was for our earliest ancestors. Check out this batch of creatures, monsters, and animals from a time long long ago that are sure to send a shiver up your spine.

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"Reconstruction Of Sue, The T. Rex, In The Field Museum In Chicago"
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"10 Million Years Ago, Turtles Could Eat You With A Single Bite"
3.
"Prehistoric Spider-Like Arachnid Found Preserved In Amber"
4.
"Imagine Just How Huge And Metal This Mammoth Must Have Been... Tusk Of A Woolly Mammoth In Siberia"
5.
"A Comparison Between The Skull Of A Sarcosuchus And A Nile Crocodile"
6.
"Megalodon & Human Size Comparison"
7.
"The Giant Monster That Was Argentinosaurus"
8.
"This Brachiosaurus Skeleton"
9.
"Quetzalcoatlus, The Biggest Flying Animal Ever!"
10.
"Titanoboa Skeleton"
11.
"Had To Drive 14 Hours To Get Her, But I Finally Have My Little Own Coelophysis"
12.
"Sue Is The Largest T.Rex To Be Found So Far, At 90% Of The Body Complete"
13.
"A Megalodon Tooth Compared To A Great White Shark!"
14.
"Cretan Dwarf Mammoth. It's Possible Its Skull Was The Origin Of The Myths About Cyclops In Ancient Times."
15.
"The Licking Bison Of La Madeleine Was Carved On A Reindeer Antler Fragment In Upper Paleolithic France Sometime Between 20,000 And 12,000 Years Ago. It Depicts The Now Extinct Steppe Bison"
16.
"A 120-145 Million Year Old Dinosaur With Two Heads Was Found In Yixian, China"
17.
"When Breeding, Australian Gastric-Brooding Frogs (Rheobatrachus) Would Stop Producing Gastric Acid, Swallow Their Eggs, And Carry Them In Their Stomachs Past Metamorphosis. Extinct Since 1985"
18.
"Prehistoric 'Hell Ant' Stuck In Amber Biting It's Prey For 99 Million Years"
19.
"Livyatan Is An Extinct Genus Of Sperm Whale And Is Most Notable For Being A Member Of The Raptorial Sperm Whales (Hyper-Predatory Sperm Whales) And Having The Strongest Bite Of Any Tetrapod"
20.
"Skeleton Of Archelon Ischyros"
21.
"This Was Toughie, The Last Known Living Rabbs' Fringe-Limbed Treefrog. He Was Captured As An Adult In Panama In 2005 And Died In Captivity On September 26, 2016"
22.
"This Spinosaurus Skeleton"
23.
"100,000 Years Ago, A Group Of Neanderthals In Spain Walked Down To The Beach"

1.
"Reconstruction Of Sue, The T. Rex, In The Field Museum In Chicago"
2.
"10 Million Years Ago, Turtles Could Eat You With A Single Bite"
3.
"Prehistoric Spider-Like Arachnid Found Preserved In Amber"
4.
"Imagine Just How Huge And Metal This Mammoth Must Have Been... Tusk Of A Woolly Mammoth In Siberia"
5.
"A Comparison Between The Skull Of A Sarcosuchus And A Nile Crocodile"
6.
"Megalodon & Human Size Comparison"
7.
"The Giant Monster That Was Argentinosaurus"
8.
"This Brachiosaurus Skeleton"
9.
"Quetzalcoatlus, The Biggest Flying Animal Ever!"
10.
"Titanoboa Skeleton"
11.
"Had To Drive 14 Hours To Get Her, But I Finally Have My Little Own Coelophysis"
12.
"Sue Is The Largest T.Rex To Be Found So Far, At 90% Of The Body Complete"
13.
"A Megalodon Tooth Compared To A Great White Shark!"
14.
"Cretan Dwarf Mammoth. It's Possible Its Skull Was The Origin Of The Myths About Cyclops In Ancient Times."
15.
"The Licking Bison Of La Madeleine Was Carved On A Reindeer Antler Fragment In Upper Paleolithic France Sometime Between 20,000 And 12,000 Years Ago. It Depicts The Now Extinct Steppe Bison"
16.
"A 120-145 Million Year Old Dinosaur With Two Heads Was Found In Yixian, China"
17.
"When Breeding, Australian Gastric-Brooding Frogs (Rheobatrachus) Would Stop Producing Gastric Acid, Swallow Their Eggs, And Carry Them In Their Stomachs Past Metamorphosis. Extinct Since 1985"
18.
"Prehistoric 'Hell Ant' Stuck In Amber Biting It's Prey For 99 Million Years"
19.
"Livyatan Is An Extinct Genus Of Sperm Whale And Is Most Notable For Being A Member Of The Raptorial Sperm Whales (Hyper-Predatory Sperm Whales) And Having The Strongest Bite Of Any Tetrapod"
20.
"Skeleton Of Archelon Ischyros"
21.
"This Was Toughie, The Last Known Living Rabbs' Fringe-Limbed Treefrog. He Was Captured As An Adult In Panama In 2005 And Died In Captivity On September 26, 2016"
22.
"This Spinosaurus Skeleton"
23.
"100,000 Years Ago, A Group Of Neanderthals In Spain Walked Down To The Beach"