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Dinosaur size

Hey there! Do you like dinosaurs? They're really cool animals that lived a long, long time ago. Some of them were really big, like really, really big! Do you want to know how big they were?

Okay, so let's pretend you're standing next to a big dinosaur like the Brachiosaurus. This dinosaur was as tall as a four-story building! It could reach up to 40 feet tall! Can you imagine that?

Now, let's talk about the weight of these big dinosaurs. The Argentinosaurus was one of the biggest and heaviest dinosaurs that ever lived. It weighed as much as 10 elephants or more than 100 people combined! That's really, really heavy!

But how did they get so big? Well, first of all, dinosaurs lived a really long time ago when the environment was different. They had more oxygen in the air, which helped them grow bigger. They also had lots of food, like plants, to help them grow.

Now, scientists study dinosaur bones to figure out how big they were. Some dinosaurs had really long necks or tails, which helped them reach high up to eat leaves or run away from predators. Other dinosaurs were shorter and more compact, like the T-Rex.

So, there you have it! Dinosaurs could be really big and heavy, and it's all because of how they lived a long time ago. Pretty cool, huh?
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