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'''Carnosaurs''' [[Carnosaur]]s prowl the blasted wastes of the [[Triath]] sector, and the infamous '''Arcanadonts'''[[Arcanadont]]s, 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''' [[Megasaur]]s 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}}
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'''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.
==Known Giant Reptiles==
