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narudoll t1_j7uly95 wrote

Reply to comment by thrwayyup in New species identified, from 3D models of prehistoric penguins’ humongous humerus, may be the largest penguin ever to have lived. ~350-pound ‘Kumimanu fordycei’ weighed as much as an adult gorilla; waded the waters off New Zealand about 60 million years ago by marketrent

most likely due to the greater concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere as well as an abundance of space// no environmental pressures to limit growth

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thrwayyup t1_j7ushc6 wrote

I almost wonder if we could expect supersized intelligent life evolving on other worlds, but I guess it depends on atmospheric composition.

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Atlas4Pres t1_j7xafcx wrote

Based on studies from 2014, there was actually less oxygen in the atmosphere when dinosaurs were around

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