10 monstrous beasts we are glad have gone extinct

Gigantopithecus blacki: the largest ape Where: China, India, Vietnam When: 300,000-1 million years ago

Daeodon shoshonensis Where: North America When: 18-25 million years ago

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Dunkleosteus terrelli Where: worldwide When: 400 million years ago

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Arctodus Simus Where: North America When: 12,500-800,000 years ago

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Titanoboa cerrejonensis Where: Colombia When: 58-60 million years ago

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Beelzebufo ampinga Where: Madagascar When: 70 million years ago

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Arthropleura Where: Scotland, North America When: 280-340 million years ago

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Archelon ischyros Where: North America When: 74 million years ago

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Sarcosuchus imperator Where: Sub-Saharan Africa When: 110 million years ago

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Brontornis burmeisteri Where: South America When: 23-25 million years ago

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