Part of the fun of the past is that it is populated by insanely giant things. One would think I'd get tired of it after the first few Absurdly Huge Versions Of Modern Animals, but, no.
Enter Beelzebufo ampinga: the devil frog.
Beelzebufo.
I'll just let that sink in while I repeat the name to myself in a hushed mystical tone.
Dinosaur: breakfast of champions
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Kermit this is not. Modern frogs are usually pretty cute* as far as my standards go. I like the noise they make. Even when presented with a modern bird-munching fanged variety I find it hard to think of a frog as being the least bit intimidating.
But this is Beelzebufo: the devil frog. It was massive -- probably clocking in around 10 pounds. Beyond being the size of a basketball Beelzebufo had a mouth large enough that it seems likely that dinosaur chicks were on the menu. How did it aquire those adorible baby dinosaurs? Why by waiting in ambush for them, of course! Listen. That's not a frog -- that's a creature from one of the umpteen D&D monster manuals**.
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*And, I will report from an unhappy personal experience, nowhere near as tasty as some people would lead you to believe.
**The perfect gift for the necromancer that has everything.
