You’re lucky enough to be alive at the same time as the biggest animal to have ever inhabited the planet . At 33.5 meters (110 feet) long and weighing more than 150,000 kilograms (330,000 pounds), the blue whale takes the crown overall. If we look to land animals, you’re dealing with dinosaurs. So, given how humongous they were, it got us wondering: How long did dinosaurs live ? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

What we thought we knew about dinosaur lifespans has changed dramatically over the last 20 years as we've gained a better understanding of the rate at which they grew at. We've realized in that time that their life expectancies were surprisingly short compared to other massive animals alive today, like turtles

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