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* Dinosaurs. [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons|Some believe that dragon legends were inspired from dinosaur bones]].
** Generally averted with pterosaurs, unless your dragons look like [http://www.pterosaur.net/gallery_witton_pterodactylus.php this]. Prehistoric marine reptiles like plesiosaurs and mosasaurs however pretty much resemble typical marine dragons, and the <s>mammal-like reptile</s> [[Science Marches On|synapsid]] ''Dimetrodon'' looks like a one winged western dragon.
* Weedy Sea Dragons, aquatic seahorse relatives that have weed-like growths on them for camouflage in their seaweed habitat. They may not have wings or a [[Breath Weapon]], but they certainly look [http://forthepubliceye.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/leafy-and-weedy-sea-dragon.jpg fantastic.]{{Dead link}}
* Dragonflies. They are predatory insects from the day they hatch, although they live in the water until they almost reach adulthood, then they transform into an aerial predator. While current dragonflies are small, having wingspans of a few inches, [[wikipedia:Meganeura|ancient dragonflies]] dating from the times of Carboniferous era (about 300 million years ago) can grow to a wingspan of about 70 cm or more, i.e., ''more than two feet''.
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