Step aside, Argentinosaurus. There's a new dino in town — and he's ginormous.
Paleontologists in Argentina unearthed what they believe to be the 95- to 100-million-year-old fossils of the "biggest dinosaur ever," according to the BBC
See also: Europe Has a New Top Dinosaur
Based on its thigh bones, the massive prehistoric creature was 130 feet long, 65 feet tall and weighed an estimated 85 tons (77 metric tons) — that's as heavy as 14 African elephants. It does not yet have a name
"Given the size of these bones, which surpass any of the previously known giant animals, the new dinosaur is the largest animal known that walked on Earth," the scientists told BBC. Read more...
More about Science, Dinosaurs, Us World, World, and Fossils Reported by Mashable 5 hours ago.
Paleontologists in Argentina unearthed what they believe to be the 95- to 100-million-year-old fossils of the "biggest dinosaur ever," according to the BBC
See also: Europe Has a New Top Dinosaur
Based on its thigh bones, the massive prehistoric creature was 130 feet long, 65 feet tall and weighed an estimated 85 tons (77 metric tons) — that's as heavy as 14 African elephants. It does not yet have a name
"Given the size of these bones, which surpass any of the previously known giant animals, the new dinosaur is the largest animal known that walked on Earth," the scientists told BBC. Read more...
More about Science, Dinosaurs, Us World, World, and Fossils Reported by Mashable 5 hours ago.