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Why were dinosaurs huge?

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Why were dinosaurs huge?

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Ask [email protected]English • 1 year ago

I mean, why evolution selected dinosaurs to become that huge?

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Hollow bones and in some cases spaces within their bodies that were just filled up with air. The end result being that dinosaurs were a lot lighter than their frame would suggest, which is what allowed them to get so big in volume.

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