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Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

There's a great science principle on display here.

We learn by discovering what we were wrong about, in increasing detail. It doesn't always feel great, but it's still pretty cool.

Also, an equally important life principle is also in play:

Marine animals are cool and really big animals are cool and evidence left by prehistoric things is cool. And when all three are in play, the coolness is cubed.