Trilobites: How Whales Became the Biggest Animals on the Planet

Sunday, May 28, 2017 - 14:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Species like the blue whale became so big only in the past 4.5 million years, a result of changes to the food supply in the oceans, scientists say.

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