Enlarge (credit: Sergey Krasovskiy) Blue whales have been considered the largest creatures to ever live on Earth. With a maximum length of nearly 30 meters and weighing nearly 200 tons, they are the all-time undisputed heavyweight champions of the animal kingdom. Now, digging on a beach in Somerset, UK, a team of British paleontologists found the remains of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that could give the whales some competition.
The Largest Marine Reptile Ever Could Match Blue Whales In Size
Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 9:07am
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