When is society going to wise up and listen to the experts at the Syfy Channel?
5 (Thankfully) Extinct Giant Versions of Modern Animals
#5. Megapiranha taranensis, the giant piranha
That is Megapiranha, which lived 8 to 10 million years ago in the rivers of South America and grew to a meter in length, four times that of the cow skeletonizers of today. And if it ever finds out we gave it a lazy-ass name like “megapiranha,” it’ll find a way to revive itself and tear us to shreds in one or two bites.
See, not only was Megapiranha huge, but its bite was among the strongest in history, with a force-to-body-weight ratio unmatched by even the mightiest dinosaur. Whereas modern-day piranhas peak at a bite force of 70 pounds, a Megapiranha is estimated to have bitten with a force of 1,000 pounds.
