What If the Argentinosaurus Lived Today?

23/10/2025 9 min
What If the Argentinosaurus Lived Today?

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Episode Synopsis

Taller than a six-story building, longer than three school buses, and ten times as heavy as an elephant, the Argentinosaurus—the largest dinosaur ever—is imagined back from extinction. What would life be like walking among these giants? How could we possibly tame them? And how might they threaten human society? Discover why it's called the Argentine lizard.
Timeline:

00:00 - Largest dinosaur ever

00:43 - History of Argentinosaurus

02:41 - Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem

04:50 - Conservation efforts

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00:00: Largest dinosaur ever00:43: History of Argentinosaurus02:41: Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem04:50: Conservation efforts
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