Archaeotherium zygomaticus, a more obscure giant entelodont and one of the larger members of its genus

u/TW_49 — 3 days ago

The size estimates of Megistotherium, arguably the largest hypercarnivorous land mammal

u/TW_49 — 13 days ago

Size comparison between Megistotherium and Simbakubwa. The former is widely considered to be the largest carnivorous land mammal

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Dimetrodon grandis, the most well-known Dimetrodon species and the second largest of the genus.

Among the most famous ”not-dinosaurs”, dimetrodon was a very early synapsid that evolved 290 million years ago and had a very reptilian anatomy, while being more closely related to today’s mammals

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Inostrancevia latifrons was the apex predator of the late Permian and is among the largest carnivorous synapsids to have ever existed

its size had been previously estimated to be 300-400 kgs, but these estimates assumed a shrinkwrapped reconstruction and severely underestimated its size. Modern volumetric analysis shows that it could weigh up to 700 kgs

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The 1815 campaign of France. Though overshadowed, it was the largest invasion in history before the First World War

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The 1815-1818 occupation of France, left shows the greatest extent of the coalition invasion while right shows the reduced “formal occupation”, legend is in the caption (OC)

key: lavender is the greatest coalition invasion

colours show the respective powers, labelled with flags

pale yellow in the red border is the demilitarized zone

red are territories that France ceded to neighbouring countries

u/TW_49 — 3 months ago

Napoleon Bonaparte vs Zara Larson

Who would win in unarmed combat between the two? Any form of fighting is allowed. Would napoleon be able to weave his military genius into his physical prowess and fight style? Would access to better nutrition and modern technology help Zara Larson master a few moves before this fight? Who would win

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