Today, the oceans are also a scary place because of the abundance of wildlife, such as sharks, whales, giant squid, and other monsters. But instead, no matter how deep the search, no seagulls can compare to the ancient sea monster.
Here are the 10 most terrifying and colorful sea creatures in prehistoric times:
10. Megalodon
Megalodon (in ancient Greek Megalodon meaning "big tooth") was an extinct species of shark in the Cenozoic period. This monster is probably well-known to many because he uses his designs to create scary images, especially in films. Megalodon is set to a maximum length of 18 meters, but there are also some 24 or 25 meters. According to a large study, researchers estimate that Megalodon can have up to 103 tons of mass! Many people think that they lived in the time of the dinosaurs, but they actually lived at sea 25 to 1.5 million years ago, meaning 40 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs...
9. Liopleurodon
Liopleurodon is a large predator of marine mammals isolated from the Pliosauroidea species. This sea monster lives on Earth in the middle of the Jurassic period. Liopleurodon became a vicious sea monster in the late Jurassic period throughout Europe. According to a new study, the largest liopleurodon, L. ferox, is estimated to have a total length of 6.39 meters. Did you know that the mouth of a small Liopleurodon can also swallow a whole human being (how big is that ?!)...
8. Basilosaurus
Depending on its name and shape, you might think of it as a reptile, because Basilosaurus means reptile or lizard king. But apparently the origin of the whale species lived 40 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene period. The first fossil of the Basilosaurus, B. cetoides, was discovered in the United States and believed to be a reptile, but it was later found to resemble a marine mammal...
7. Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
Jaekelopterus rhenaniae is an extinct species of marine scorpion. This animal lived on earth 390 million years ago (it was extinct before dinosaurs). Jaekelopterus sea snails, which were found to be the largest, were about two and a half feet long....
6. Mauisaurus
Mauisaurus was named after the god Muai, who pulled an island out of the bottom of the sea (now the island of New Zealand). Mauisaurus lived 80 to 69 million years ago on the island of New Zealand today, most notably the marine reptiles and the largest Plesiosaur dinosaurs...
5. Dunkleosteus
Dunkleosteus is an extinct species of fish that was extinct in the late Devonian period, about 360 to 380 million years ago. The largest Dunkleosteus is up to 6 meters long and has a ton of mass. This sea fish is a fierce carnivorous monster, though not quite as large, especially as its head with hard bones like a turtle's hatch. Scientists have calculated that at just 0.0006 square meters, it consumes about 3,628 kilograms...
4. Kronosaurus
Kronosaurus was named after the Greek leader Cronus. It is a Pliosaur dinosaur that lived in the early Cretaceous in modern-day Australia but has become extinct. Apparently it is a sea reptile much like the Liopleurodon (point 9), with short necks, two pairs of fins and a short tail, but only slightly larger. Kronosaurus is found to be 9-10 meters long and weigh around 11 tons...
3. Helicoprion
Helicoprion is a species of shark that lived in the sea 290 million years ago. Helicoprion escaped the Permian Triassic catastrophe but became extinct at the beginning of the Triassic period some 250 million years ago...
2. Livyatan melvillei
Livyatan melvillei is an extinct Physeteroid whale and roughly the size of the current Sperm whale. It was alive in the Miocene about 12 to 13 million years ago. Livyatan melvillei is a species of whale that eats other whales. It is the largest carnivorous with about 36 cm. Livyatan melvillei ranges from 13.5 meters to 17.5 meters (only its head is 3 meters)...
1. Giant Stingray
Giant Stingray is a giant species of Dasyatidae. It is found in large rivers and estuaries in Indochina and the island of Kalimantan, but can also be found in salt water. A giant Stingray can be more than 5 meters in length and has a tail length of 25 cm and is so strong that it can pull a fully loaded boat...
