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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|Rhino APC]].{{CME}}
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 as a coming-of-age ritual. [[Carnosaur]]s prowl the blasted wastes of the [[Triath]] sector, and the infamous [[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. 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|11b}}{{Fn|6}}
===Dragons===
*[[Razordon]]{{Fn|12}}
*[[Kelp-Dragon]]{{fn|22}}
==Images==
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File:Giant Reptile Eldar rider diaroma.jpg|Diorama of a Dragon Rider facing a [[Chaplain]].{{Fn|1a}}
File:Giant Reptile Carnosaur rider.jpg|Giant Reptile ridden by human.{{Fn|1b}}
</gallery>
==See also==
==Sources==
*1: [[White Dwarf 292 (UK)]] - ''Chapter Approved: Creature Feature'':**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 102**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 105 - ''Giant Reptiles by [[Phil Kelly]]''. ''(See also: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520073805/http://uk.games-workshop.com:80/warhammer40000/creature-feature/4/ (ArchivedGames Workshop: Creature Feature - Giant Reptiles by Phil Kelly]. Saved archive page without images, dated 20 May 2007, last accessed 25 February 2025)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battle of the Archaeosaurs (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[In the Belly of the Beast (Short Story)]]
