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Old January 13th, 2016 #55
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Scientists weigh in on 'giraffe relative' fossil


A prehistoric giraffe that died out 10,000 years ago might have been the largest ruminant that walked the Earth.

Victorian scientists believed the creature was a giraffe with a trunk and a "missing link" between mammals.

Digital reconstructions of the bones show that while the giraffe was gigantic, the theory that it was as big as an elephant was not true.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35292660