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[[File:Exodite Dinosaurs.png|thumb|300px|[[Eldar Exodites]] with Dinosaurs.{{Fn|5}}]]
'''Giant Reptiles''', sometimes referred to as '''"Dinosaurs"''' are a relatively common lifeform throughout the galaxy, especially on [[death world]]s and [[feral world]]s where they are often the main predator type. A giant reptile typically ranges from the size of a bike to that of a [[Land Raider]], is possessed of considerable strength and ferocity, and has vicious natural weapons ranging from sharp bony protrusions and claws to jaws capable of ripping open the hull of a [[Rhino]] APC. It is quite common for the worlds from which the [[Space Marines]] recruit to have such lethal predators stalking the inhospitable terrain, and for young aspirants to prove themselves by slaying one of these immense beasts and taking a trophy to prove his ascent to manhood. Needless to say, few make it back alive. '''Carnosaurs''' prowl the blasted wastes of the [[Triath]] sector, and the infamous '''Arcanadonts''', top of the evolutionary ladder in the honeycombed mining world of [[Mordant]], are sold across the Segmentum as vicious pets and status symbols at a great cost in both life and raw meat. Giant reptiles are also used by other races, the feral [[Eldar]] of the [[Exodite]] worlds often harnessing the gigantic '''Megasaurs''' native to their world, forming a limited symbiosis and even riding them to war.The [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]] of the [[imperial Guard]] have been known to field [[Rough Riders]] mounted atop one of the mighty Giant Reptiles native to the jungles of [[Catachan]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|6}}
==Known Giant Reptiles==
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 126 (UK)]]: ''Knights'' by [[Andy Chambers]], p. 29
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]], 1994, p 76
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition), pg. 16
[[Category:Beasts]] [[Category:Flora and Fauna]]