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[[File:ExoditesRTDinosaur.jpgpng|right|thumb|300px|[[Eldar Exodites"Dinosaur"{{Fn|19}}]] with various '''DragonsGiant 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.Dinosaurs alse serve as Farm Animals{{Fn|519}}, including on [[Exodite World]]s where they serve as the main food source.{{Fn|5}}
==Overview==
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.
===Dragons===
[[File:Exodites.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Eldar Exodites]] with various '''Dragons'''.{{Fn|5}}]]
'''Dragons'''{{Fn|4}} were offspring of the genetically-modified giant reptiles which the [[Eldar]] seeded among the [[Maiden World]]s of the [[Eldar Empire]] as a dominant component of the planet's ecologies.{{Fn|4}} The original species may have originated from the homeworlds of the Eldar.{{Fn|4}} Dragons became central to the lifestyles of the [[Eldar Exodites]], who herd and ride various species and trade their meat with the [[Asuryani|Craftworld Eldar]].{{Fn|10}}
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Salamanders: The Omnibus]] - ''Glossary''
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Old Earth (Novel)]] - ''Chapter Three'' pgs. 66-67
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pg. 210
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