Prehistoric Animals You Won't Believe Existed

Smilodon

Also known as the saber-toothed tiger, this species lived during the Pleistocene epoch. According to the site Newdinosaurs, the feline lived between 2.5 and 10 million years ago.

Mammoth

According to Newdinosaurs, the woolly mammoth went extinct "just" 4,500 years ago and inhabited cooler regions of the planet.

Canis Dirus

The Dire wolf lived during the Pleistocene epoch and is believed to have gone extinct 10 thousand years ago, according to the site Prehistoric.

Gigantopithecus

This extinct animal lived on the planet between six million and 200,000 years ago, according to Newdinosaurs. It is believed to have lived in the current regions of China, India, and Vietnam.

Megatherium

This animal was a giant sloth living during the Miocene and Pleistocene epochs, between 10 million and 10,000 years ago, according to Newdinosaurs.

Camelops

The ancestor of the camel lived from the Pliocene epoch up until the end of the Pleistocene epoch (from 3.6 million years ago until 11,700 years ago), according to Britannica.

Procoptodon

A type of marsupial similar to the modern-day kangaroo lived in Australia during the Pleistocene epoch, according to Newdinosaurs. It was a herbivore, measuring 4.9 m in height and weighing around 200 kg.

Hipparion

The ancestor of the horse lived between around 20 million to two million years ago and lived on almost all continents, according to Newdinosaurs.

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