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Often spoken of in hushed tones to scare international campers and bushwalkers, researchers have confirmed that a variation of the Australian myth known as the drop bear did, in fact, exist in parts of eastern Australia about 15 million years ago.

The 30 metre Chucarosaurus Diripienda is roughly the same length as a blue whale

A team of journalists and an expert from the Field Museum set out this week to find the renowned reptile that had recently been spotted on the Chicago River.

Museum officials in Grand Rapids, Michigan, showed off mastodon bones that were unearthed last year during a drainage dig in the western part of the state and belonged to a juvenile male mastodon that lived 13,000 years ago

It is thought the large, meat-eating animal stood on two feet

During the Cretaceous Period in a lush coastal region in eastern Spain, an impressive dinosaur with an elongated and vaguely crocodile-like skull was on the prowl for a meal, its curved and serrated teeth able to rip the flesh of its prey.

It is thought the large, meat-eating animal stood on two feet.

Carnivorous beast had powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth

It will feature walking dinosaurs, shows, a trail and more