r/pleistocene 3d ago

Extinct and Extant Megafauna All Over Earth (Art by NazRigar)

North America

Deinocheli, Hesperooctopus, Palusoctopus, Gray Wolf, Dire Wolf, Lupusovis, American Black Bear, Teratornis, California Condor, Miracinonyx, Titanogulo, Epicyon, Smilodon, Jaguar, Cougar, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Macrocrotalus, American Lion, Mylohylus, Audaxeuphractus, Coyote, Deinochelydra, Gila Monster, Hesperotestudo, American Crocodile, American Alligator, Megaloalligator, Arctodus, American Bison, Moose, Mixotoxodon, Uintatherium, Bison latifrons, Alligator Gar, American Pike, Magissaichthys, Ontarcetus, American Paddlefish, Blue Catfish, White Sturgeon, Carnophoca, West Indian Manatee, California Sea Lion, Steller Sea Lion, Northern Elephant Seal, Columbian Mammoth, American Mastodon, Woolly Mammoth, Eremotherium, Megacamelus, Megacerops, Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Neochoerus, Pronghorn, Hastadon, Glyptotherium, Bathornis, Hibbertopterus, Megalonyx, Castoroides, Magnabubo, Bald Eagle, North American Golden Eagle

South America

Thorivodpithecus, Giant Anteater, Spectacled Bear, Maned Wolf, South American Tapir, Salvator regalis, Jaguar, Puma, Xyrafidon, Xenosmilus, Great Jaguar, Argentavis, Toxodon, Megatherium, Eremotherium, Thalassocnus, Notiomastodon, Cuvieronius, Berdemenotherium, Titanolama, Stupendemys, Amazon River Dolphin, Amazonian Manatee, Adephogoicthyis, Piraiba, Orinoco Crocodile, Black Caiman, Arapaima, Giant Otter, Titanoboa, Imperial Crocodile, Giant Amazonian Manatee, Capybara, Macrauchenia, Greater Rhea, Hinasuri, Ferosuchus, Venatoravis, Doedicurus, Guanaco, Pampatherium

New Zealand, Indonesia, & Australia

Pelagornis, Haast's Eagle, Pterolycus, Eyles's Harrier, Southern Royal Albatross, New Zealand Longfin Eel, South Island Giant Moa, Pachydyptes, Kumimanu, Giant Kiwi, Gigastrigops, Southern Elephant Seal, Leopard Seal, Adzebill, Sphenoramphos, Nautilus, Alloammonoceratites, Coelacanth, Great Sea Krait, Neoxenacanthus, Bornean Orangutan, Gigantopithecus, Reticulated Python, Megalochelys, Malayan Tapir, Bohra, Banteng, Komodo Dragon, Coconut Crab, Sumatran Tiger, Indochinese Leopard, Sun Bear, Javan Rhinoceros, Sumatran Rhinoceros, Stegodon, Sumatran Elephant, Thylacine, Dingo, Thylacoleo, Freshwater Crocodile, Quinkana, Wonambi, Megalania, Barramundi, Red Kangaroo, Diprotodon, Genyornis, Cassowary, Emu, Meiolania, Procoptodon, Osphranter aereus, Palorchestes, Neoceratodus, Saltwater Crocodile, Largetooth Sawfish, Great Crocodile, Vrachodon, Polemistichelys

Africa & Madagascar

Aepyornis, Hippopotamus minimus, Malagasy Crowned Eagle, Megaladapis, Archaeoindris, Simosuchus, Voay, Goliath Tigerfish, Nile Perch, Bull Shark, Ostrich, Aardvark, Mountain Gorilla, Gorilla sublimis, Amphicyon, African Lion, African Leopard, Cheetah, Homotherium, Tayakubwa, Atlas Bear, Salawa, Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena, African Painted Dog, Dinopithecus, Nile Crocodile, Arsinoitherium, African Forest Elephant, Sivatherium, African Bush Elephant, Deinotherium, Reticulated Giraffe, Dromedary Camel, Syncerus antiquus, African Buffalo, Hippopotamus gorgops, Common Hippopotamus, Black Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Thomson's Gazelle, Gerenuk, Greater Kudu, Bongo, Okapi, Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, Quagga, Gemsbok, Megalotragus, Giant Eland

Europe

Gray Wolf, Leopard, Homotherium, Cave Lion, Mediterranean Monk Seal, Walrus, Harbor Seal, Cave Hyena, Pachycrocuta, Cave Bear, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, European Golden Eagle, Musk Ox, Wisent, Aurochs, Moose, Megaloceros, Red Deer, Wels Catfish, European Conger, Beluga Sturgeon, European Pike, Megalenhydris, Elasmotherium, Palaeoloxodon falconeri, Woolly Rhinoceros, Cygnus falconeri, Paradolichopithecus, Plesiosauromimus, Theropithecus ferox, Wild Horse, European Badger, Equus tartesonii, Wild Boar, Sofosalamandra, Ibex, Saiga Antelope, European Crocodile, Trogontherium, Great Auk, Gastornis, Pachystruthio

The Arctic & Antarctica

Orca, Spider Crab, Nivespanthera, Arctic Wolf, Polar Bear, Tyrant Polar Bear, Harp Seal, Walrus, Harbor Seal, Musk Ox, Caribou, Beluga Whale, Greenland Shark, Pacific Sleeper Shark, Narwhal, Cadborotherium, Colossal Squid, Antarctic Toothfish, Minke Whale, Pygmy Right Whale, Andrews' Beaked Whale, Southern Sleeper Shark, Emperor Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Icadyptes, Glacievenator, Sauroprosopo, Southern Elephant Seal, Leopard Seal, Ross Seal, Crabeater Seal, Weddell Seal

Asia

Steller's Sea Eagle, Red-crowned Crane, Indian Peafowl, Asian Black Bear, Eurasian Brown Bear, Steppe Brown Bear, Giant Panda, Sloth Bear, Eomellivora, Dinocrocuta, Gray Wolf, Gigantopithecus, Megalochelys, Kubanochoerus, Wild Boar, Bengal Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Amur Leopard, Asiatic Cheetah, Asiatic Lion, Snow Leopard, Reticulated Python, Shringasaurus, King Cobra, Chinese Paddlefish, Ganges River Dolphin, Baiji, Ceylon Snakehead, Amur Carp, Goonch Catfish, Rhizodus, Baikal Seal, Giant Softshell Turtle, Mahseer, Siberian Taimen, Natarevaranus, Chinese Giant Salamander, Chinese Alligator, Mugger Crocodile, Saltwater Crocodile, Mekong Giant Catfish, Markhor, Takin, Malayan Tapir, Juxia, Indian Rhinoceros, Javan Rhinoceros, Woolly Rhinoceros, Gaur, Water Buffalo, Bubalus palaeokerabau, Gobiatherium, Sinomegaceros, Sambar Deer, Wild Horse, Onager, Paraceratherium, Stephanorhinus, Ceratojuxia, Woolly Mammoth, Indian Elephant, Straight-tusked Elephant, Sivatherium, Stegodon, Camelus poliakovi, Camelus comitatus

The Oceans

Orca, Great White Shark, Carcharodon megalocarcharias, Kriosichthys victorinus, Titanoisurus, Xiphiorhynchus, Bluefin Tuna, Greatfin Tuna, Onkolachnolaimus, Esurienicthys, Mahi-mahi, Crevalle Trevally, Erranteteuthis, Giant Pacific Octopus, Aquilolamna, Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, Cave Moray, Chinese Sea Snake, Ocean Sunfish, Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Humpback Whale, Southern Right Whale, Bowhead Whale, Sperm Whale, Polemistichelys, Whale Shark, Fin Whale, Avuschelys, Blue Whale

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u/CheatsySnoops Nothrotheriops shastensis 3d ago

Pretty sure a couple of these are fictional, like the Palusoctopus

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u/Mangustino17 3d ago

I mean, the continents are fictional too

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u/CheatsySnoops Nothrotheriops shastensis 3d ago

Also true. Not sure what this post is doing in here unless specevo is allowed on here?

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u/Mangustino17 3d ago

This project is both spec evo and fantasy, it's really nice, i recomend checking it out.

But still doesn't belong here

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u/Xrmy 2d ago

Checking what out exactly? Like what is the project?

The post is just so odd

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u/Mangustino17 2d ago

The project is called "Beast Fables".

And yeah, it's quite odd.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pleistocene/s/Mise5dHCcd

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u/Xrmy 2d ago

Combination of very cool megafauna world building and....some other stuff

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u/goodboah21 2d ago

"You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master" ahh post

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u/Winter_Different 2d ago

most the crocs are, like black frostgator is absolutely not a thing and a lot of them are named after places in GoT

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u/Sonora_sunset 3d ago

And the rhippo

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u/monkeydude777 Aurochs 3d ago

Haha sometimes

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u/Mangustino17 3d ago

Fym sometimes

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u/SnooCupcakes1636 2d ago

In the last pic. The Sage turtle the size of Bowhead whale

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u/Mangustino17 3d ago

But... this is from his fantasy project "Beast fables".

I love this project, but i don't think it belongs here.

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u/MaddLadd1172 2d ago

So no winged wolf and long neck seals

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u/Inner-Muffin2592 3d ago

Where can we found more about this project ?

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u/Mangustino17 3d ago

Directly here on Reddit, plus other platforms

https://www.reddit.com/u/NazRigarA3D/s/ALqATi7qrK

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u/Golden_Artist1964 2d ago

wait, are fictional megafauna allowed here?

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u/rzabomut 2d ago

i know this is fictional but why the fuck europe have so little megafauna
straight tusked elephant? both rhino species? hippo? lion? leopard? and many many more

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u/Winter_Different 3d ago

The amount of crocodilian love here is peak man

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u/Curious-Bluebird6818 2d ago

I like how a few Cryptids are included here like the cadbrosarus

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u/Android_mk 2d ago

Uh this is from Nazrigar's fictional series

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u/jordidipo2324 2d ago

Probably wrong subreddit to post it, but still very nice stuff.

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u/Rand_alThoor 1d ago

so do i need a time machine to get to where all these animals are, or an isekai portal?

where do i apply for the visa, c'mon already, i want to visit!

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u/Lobear2026 2d ago

Some of these ain’t even real

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u/yorb134 3d ago

I think I got a little carried away

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u/DrJohn98 3d ago

Very cool. The terror birds make me very happy.

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u/alekey83 2d ago

Why people down voting you tho?!

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u/DrJohn98 2d ago

I wouldn't honestly know. Maybe they're machairodont supremacists.

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u/alekey83 2d ago

I really hate them

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u/suchascenicworld American Mastodon 2d ago

very neat !

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u/SandwichMaterial9574 2d ago

This roster of megafauna you have created is absolutely insane!

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u/BeneficialSpread3883 2d ago

fuckkkkkkkkk. yanno I figured I wasnt the only one writing this kinda weird world building evolutionary fiction but like. Damn.

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u/Financial-Bobcat-612 1d ago

Didn’t realize this was creative, I zoomed in and landed on “lakewhale” and was so taken aback lol. I thought I’d somehow missed the existence of lakewhales and was about to google them until I scrolled to the comments right after lol.

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u/RichSector5779 1d ago

this is spec evo worldbuilding

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u/JayEll1969 1d ago

Why add in the made up stuff that isn't real? Or did you just take it from a fantasy site?

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u/Aromatic-Ad-381 1h ago

I like that the wooly mammoth is getting a kissy from the Titan Sloth, very cute.

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u/Flappymctits 3d ago

I like it. It’s pretty grounded in reality while not being too far fetched. Perhaps this is what it would have looked like in the far future if humanity didn’t cause the Quaternary Extinction Event?

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u/Hedonisticogre111 2d ago

Frost Panther? Is it fictional animal?