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two large birds standing next to each other

There were several species of Moa, of various sizes, all of which had become extinct by the mid 1400s. Here are three of them, top to bottom: Dinornis robustus, Emeus crassus and Anomalopteryx didiformis

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an animal walking across a dirt field next to a river and forest with the caption size comparison

Have you heard of myths about how back in the day on earth, there used to live gargantuan giants? Well, I think our ancestors had a pretty good hunch about what really happened, actually. Most of our modern animals are so small compared to what the animals used to be like, but there are some interesting exceptions to the rule.

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an image of different types of elephants

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two large animals sitting on top of a sandy beach

Pontolis Magnus was a carnivorous walrus 33% larger than today’s largest elephant seals. It rivaled today’s southern elephant seal as the largest pinniped and member of the order Carnivora of all time with a weight estimate of 4,400 to 8,800 lb (2,000 to 4,000 kg). Late Miocene: 7-9 mya.

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