What prehistoric animal (s) would you be the most afraid of?

[TomGarand]

(Inspired by @NorthwestRider!)

It seems like when humans just existed, and even before then, the Earth was filled with nightmare fuel. Apart from having the Keanu Reeves of dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus Rex), our planet also had dire wolves, Megalodon, saber-toothed cats, and worse.

So in this question, I am asking you all, what prehistoric animals would you be the most afraid of if they were still alive, and why? I'll go first.

1. Terror Birds. A family of carnivorous flightless birds that lived in the USA after the dinosaurs got Thanos-snapped. These things are terrifying because they are basically death ostriches. Not only could they run at speeds of around 40 miles per hour, but these apex predators also had bone-shattering kicks, and could kill their prey by slamming their heavy, sharp beaks into them like bony axes. And to make matters worse, some species of terror birds like the Gastornis or Kelenken could grow to be 6'7 or 10 feet tall.

2. Quetzalcoatlus. I'm so glad this thing is not alive anymore. First off, this was the largest flying animal to ever live and weighed 550 pounds. When standing up, they were as tall as modern-day giraffes. Imagine that thing looking down at you! It'd probably be worse seeing them fly, because they had a 36-foot wingspan, and could reach speeds of 56-80 miles per hour. Also, it's been hypothesized that they ate small animals like baby dinosaurs, so they probably could eat humans if we coexisted.

3. Utahraptor. Remember those Velociraptors from Jurassic Park? Now make them 6'5, 23 feet long, and 1,100 pounds. Oh, and give them the potential to hunt in packs like their much smaller cousin. Yikes.

So what prehistoric animal (s) would scare you the most, and why?

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Also, one more thing. The animals you'd be afraid of DON'T have to be any of the ones I listed. These are just the ones I would personally fear the most.

[Anonymous]

Terror birds , if they the others come for me I think they’ll kill me then eat me , but this one could chew me alive

[TomGarand]

No, they'd definitely kill you first.

[iseekpinetrees]

Depends on what they would eat. If it was other animals nothing. Went to humans prob trex or bird

[pigoat]

None

I will fight them all in the jungle

Jurrassic park and Godzilla (1999) shows humans CAN win

[TomGarand]

Nigga, do you really think you could fight something like Tyrannosaurus, Utahraptor, Iguanadon, Megatherium, or the short-faced bear?

Really, my nigga?

[snackthatsmilesback]

Fuck all those but in particular the flying one.

[TomGarand]

They don't specifically have to be any of the ones I listed.

[snackthatsmilesback]

Oh well the flying one is still the worst I think. Or one of those giant sea monsters. Or something that hangs from trees and shoots venom I don't know all sound awesome in imagination but horrible in reality.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Arthropluera, Madtsoia Bai, and any other giant insects

[TomGarand]

You hate insects?

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Mainly spiders. But I think ants are cute. Except for that one time a whole colony started crawling on my leg.

[NorthwestRider]

Terror Bird, a big angry chicken that can eat you 😂

[TomGarand]

More like a death ostrich.

[Agape93]

Troodon, sarcosuchus or direbears

[TomGarand]

I actually dreamed about being attacked by a Sarcosuchus once!

[JosyJosy]

Yeah the birds, the flying and running ones

[TomGarand]

Any species you can name, apart from Gastornis and Kelenken?

[JosyJosy]

Phorusrhacos, Brontornis, Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus this last one qmlkjfmqkjf

[TomGarand]

Yeah, Quetzalcoatlus sounds like absolute nightmare fuel to you.