• Crewman@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    To summarize the new animal size -

    Patagomaia chainko is described as medium-sized by today’s standards, around the size of an Andean fox, and the species was estimated to weigh 2-25 kg (4-51 lbs).

    It is one of the largest mammals from the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Most mammals during that time were under 100g(.22 lbs), with few reaching 1kg(2.21 lbs).