This would be great at your Fourth of July clambake.... The freshwater sea scorpion Jaekelopterus rhenaniae probably lived approximately 390 million years ago was estimated to be over 8 feet long. The Jaekelopterus is a cousinof the Pterygotus, which you might recognize from your Giant Evolution timelines!
Or this thing, which isn't that old (11000 years). Doedicurus was the largest known glyptodontid. It was 5 ft tall and about 12 feet long. Dodicurus is very close to Glyptodon, which is also on the Timeline.
How about an 8 foot long centipede? Meet the Arthropleura, the largest land invertebrate of all time! There are no fossils of its mouth so scientists have no idea what it ate!
Or a pretty dragonfly with a 3ft wingspan? Say hello to the Meganeura. They make scary movies about things like this! The Meganeura is the largest known flying insect.
And we’ve found one more, a favorite, the original giant shark. Megalodon would have swallowed Brody, Quint and Hooper in one bite.
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