Biggest animal on earth ever

[TheNormalGuy]

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These animals below aren't "close" to the blue whale 34 meters and 190 tons.

They might be longer. But look at the mass lost by the much smaller proportion of the body being large. A blue whale is enormous everywhere on it's body whereas sauropsids aren't (neck, head and tail are "small")

Take a look at this size comparaison done by KoprX

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Comparison of selected giant sauropods 

Several giant length estimates have been proposed for different taxa, with varying degrees of accuracy. This diagram uses more rigorous estimates to avoid inaccuracy 

Sizes based on:

 Supersaurus     : Lovelace, David M.; Hartman, Scott A.; Wahl, William R. (2007). "Morphology of a specimen of Supersaurus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, and a re-evaluation of diplodocid phylogeny" Arquivos do Museu Nacional. 65 (4): 527–544. 

Argentinosaurus     : Paul, Gregory S. (Autumn 1994)"Big Sauropods - Really, Really Big Sauropods" (PDF). The Dinosaur Report: 12–13. Retrieved November 14, 2011. Argentinosaurus huinculensis schematic. Retrieved April 29, 2019. 

Diplodocus     : Carpenter, K. (2006). "Biggest of the big: a critical re-evaluation of the mega-sauropod Amphicoelias fragillimus." In Foster, J.R. and Lucas, S.G., eds., 2006, Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 36: 131–138. "The biggest of the big". Skeletaldrawing.com. June 14, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2019 

Alamosaurus     : Fowler, D. W.; Sullivan, R. M. (2011). "The First Giant Titanosaurian Sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of North America". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (4): 685. "The first giant titanosaurian sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of North America" "The biggest of the big". Skeletaldrawing.com. June 14, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2019 

Xinjiangtitan     : Wu, Wen-hao; Zhou, Chang-Fu; Wings, Oliver; Toru, Sekiya; Dong, Zhi-ming (2013)."A new gigantic sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Shanshan, Xinjiang" (PDF). 

Sauroposeidon     : Wedel, Mathew J.; Cifelli, Richard L. (Summer 2005).
 "Sauroposeidon: Oklahoma's Native Giant" (PDF). Credits to: Scott A. Hartman - (http://www.skeletaldrawing.com/) randomdinos - (https://www.deviantart.com/randomdinos) 

Steveoc 86 User:Steveoc_86 Human silhouette from File:Silhouette of man standing and facing forward.svg.

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• The tail of sauropods and neck (with head) can account for up to 28 meters of the 34M Supersaurus. Each square of the size comparison is a 1 meter. The bulk of the weight (% by meter) is in the 6 meters portion [From forelegs to hind legs]
  

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• The Blue whale unique portion where in isn't bulky is the tail, which about 7,6 % of the whale length (based on the 3 humans out of 39 humans that are under the tail section)
• The weight is massive and well balanced.
  

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