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How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

S4 · E34 · 10 Nov 2020 · 10 min

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At more than 2 meters long, Aegirocassis was not only the biggest radiodont ever, but it also may have been the biggest animal in the Early Ordovician. This bizarre marine giant may have only been possible, thanks to a major revolution among some of the tiniest organisms in the world.