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I mean, why evolution selected dinosaurs to become that huge?

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[-] Bipta@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But the largest herbivores and carnivore were far larger than anything we have today, or even had before humans killed the megafauna.

Would animals have again become huge in a few tens of million years more?

[-] Shalakushka@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale The largest animal ever known is currently on Earth, though endangered.

[-] magikmw@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Only because we perfected killing them only few hundreds years ago. If we had more time they'd be dead too!

[-] billygoat@catata.fish 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ Sorry Alan.

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