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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth's ever seen, combining reptile and mammal traits

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Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth's ever seen, combining reptile and mammal traits

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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago
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You're probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs—the four-legged herbivores famous for their long necks and tails. Animals such as Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus and Diplodocus have been standard fixtures in science museums since the 1800s.
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    This skin gives me trypophobia, thought it was a bunch of eggs at first. Also want to pet.

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