Megafauna
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In zoology, megafauna are large animals. The most common thresholds to be a megafauna are weighing over 45 kg or weighing over 1,000 kg. The first occurrence of the term was in 1876. Wikipedia
Mass: Thylacine: 66 lbs, Komodo dragon: 170 – 200 lbs, Hippo: 3,300 – 4,000 lbs, and more
Height: Hippo: 4.6 – 5.4 ft., Asian elephant: 9 ft., African bush elephant: 10 ft., and more
Length: Komodo dragon: 8.5 ft., Hippo: 9.5 – 17 ft., American bison: 9.3 ft., and more
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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