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- Snakes—why did it have to be giant snakes? - Phys. org
They are now extinct, with a range of around 100 million years, making them one of the longest lived lineages ever The first named madtsoiid was back in 1901, and called Gigantophis garstini It
- Why did animals get smaller during the past million years?
There is some evidence that large species go arise and go extinct faster than small ones, and of course in recent times, hunting and habitat loss by humans has affected large species disproportionately
- Why animals were HUGE, and now theyre much smaller in size - Reddit
Giant Sloth and the extant species of sloth are different They didn't evolve to be smaller, the giant sloth died out, and the ancestors of the three toed sloth et al didn't die out A lot of animals where bred to be smaller by humans as part of the domestication process
- Snakes. Why did it have to be giant snakes? - The Official PLOS Blog
One particular group of snakes, Madtsoiidae, used to be widely distributed around the world back in the Cretaceous when the dinosaurs ruled They are now extinct, with a range of around 100 million years, making them one of the longest lived lineages ever
- Why are modern animal species much smaller than their ancestors?
Why are modern animal species much smaller than their ancestors? Blue whale aside, most animal families seem to have been larger in the distant past The largest otter, bird (by wingspan), elephant (deinotherium), penguin, as well as the largest mammal ever (Paraceratherium orgosensis) never even got to meet homo sapians
- What If This 50 Foot Long, 2500 Pound Snake Never Went Extinct? - Sciencing
Titanoboa was the largest snake ever known to have slithered the Earth It stunned the scientific world in 2009, when a team of researchers announced the discovery of a massive snake fossil found in the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia, dubbed Titanoboa cerrejonensis, or simply, Titanoboa
- Why dont we have animals as big as dinosaurs anymore? - Reptile Knowledge
Why did the huge animals like dinosaurs become extinct? Evidence suggests an asteroid impact was the main culprit Volcanic eruptions that caused large-scale climate change may also have been involved, together with more gradual changes to Earth's climate that happened over millions of years
- Why Earth No Longer Has Animals As Huge As Dinosaurs?
Compare that to the largest land animal today, the African bush elephant, which tops out at a maximum of 13 tons, and no more than 11 feet tall Even the longest snakes in the world only stretch to 25 feet! Given the incredible diversity of animals we have on the planet today, why are such massive animals no longer seen on Earth?
- Why animals shrink over time explained with new evolution theory
Size increase followed by extinctions: Here the largest animals recurrently go extinct, opening opportunities for other species to take their place and evolve even bigger bodies, continuing the
- Why big animals are getting smaller – DW – 01 18 2024 - dw. com
New research suggests that changes in animal size depend on two key ecological factors: Competition for resources between species and the risk of extinction due to the environment
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