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GEOGRAPHY

Bio - Fauna
Heaviest Extinct Animals
This list features the heaviest extinct animals ever discovered on Planet Earth.
References
Lacovara, K. J., et al. (2014). "Dreadnoughtus." Scientific Reports. [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Larramendi, A. (2009). "Estimation of the weight of the largest dinosaurs." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (Argentinosaurs) [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Lister, A. M. (1996). "The Evolution of the Rhinoceros." (Elasmotherium) [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
McClendon, B. J. (1997). Megalodon: The Super Shark. [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Miller, I. (2008). "Megatherium: The Giant Ground Sloth." [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
O. C. Marsh (1881). "The Larger Fossil Mammals of North America." (Paraceratherium) [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Wedel, M. J. (2000). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. (Sauroposeidon) [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
González, D. M., et al. (2017). "Patagotitan." Nature. [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Ibrahim, N., et al. (2014). "Spinosaurus." Science. [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]
Haynes, C. V. (1991). "Mammoths and Other Ice Age Mammals." [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025]

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