These are the most giant creatures that appear on Earth
Over 4.5 billion years of existence, Earth has been dominated by creatures larger than we imagined. Whether animals or plants, they are prehistoric giants.
Whether it is alive or extinct, these creatures possess the size that can make you hear only to be frightened.
Over 4.5 billion years of existence, Earth has been dominated by creatures larger than we imagined. Whether animals or plants, they are prehistoric giants. Besides, nature still contains other creatures that are extremely big that you must be surprised.
Here is a list of the most giant creatures ever existed that will make you feel you are really tiny.
The giant tree (also known as the sequoia tree) is currently the largest living creature in the world if measured by volume of stems.They can be as high as 83.8m and have a diameter of 7.7m.
Amphicoelia is the largest animal that ever existed on Earth.These herbivorous dinosaurs lived 145-161 million years ago.They can reach size 58m in length, and one of its vertebrae is already 2.5m long.
'Giant Python' Titanoboa is a close relative of modern pythons but they are much larger.Titanoboa lived 58-61 million years ago and could be as long as 13m.Today's python species can only reach a maximum length of 7.5m.
Unexpectedly, a very popular tree species in Vietnam - jackfruit tree, is the largest fruit possession in the world.A jackfruit can be 90cm long and 50cm in diameter.
The giant Argentavis magnificens bird that lived 5-8 million years ago was one of the largest birds in Earth's history.Its wingspan can reach nearly 7m.Fortunately, they only eat rodents.
The Rafflesia arnoldii flower is known as the largest flower on the planet because it can have a diameter of up to 100cm.In particular, this flower is also famous for its famous rotten flesh smell.
Irish elk, or giant deer, appeared about 2 million years ago.As the forests began to grow dense, the deer became extinct because of its large antlers - more than 5 meters wide - made them unable to move through dense leaves.
Armillaria ostoyae, or giant mushroom, is one of the world's largest living creatures.The mushroom sample is more than 2400 years old and has a surface area of up to 8.4km2 in Malheur National Park in Oregon (USA) is the only specimen of this mushroom, with most fungi hidden under the ground.
Merostomes are the largest arthropod species ever known.They can grow up to 2.5m, and have lived between 248-510 million years ago.
The Great Barrier Reef, located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia is the largest living population of the earth. It spans over 2,300km on an area of approximately 344,400 km 2 .
Giant short-faced bears that stand upright with their hind legs can reach a height of 4.5m.With super-healthy jaws, they are one of the largest carnivores ever appeared on Earth during the Ice Age.This bear is extinct here 14,000 years ago.
Gigantopithecus is the largest ape ever recorded, and they lived 1 million years ago.The information about them is difficult to identify because there is only a small part of the specimens about them left.However, scientists believe they can be as tall as 4m, weigh 550kg and eat only leaves.
Quetzalcoatl, who lived 66-68 million years ago, is the largest flying lizard species and also the largest flying animal in Earth's history.Its wingspan reaches 12-15m, and their food is scavengers and some small vertebrates.
Finally, it is impossible not to mention the largest animal that Earth exists, and also the largest animal that ever appeared, the blue whale .They can be up to 33m long and weigh 150 tons.Until the 1960s, they were nearly extinct with only 5,000 left.Fortunately, this number is currently more than 10,000.
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