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Scientists have found bones of creatures, which is considered the world's largest dinosaur. According to the measurements of his gigantic thighs, his height was 20 meters and 40 meters long. Paleontologists believe that this new kind of titanosaur - a group of dinosaurs sauropods, differing long neck and tail and a small head that lived during the Cretaceous period. Weight dinosaur was about 77 tons, the equivalent weight of 14 elephants. This is 7 tons heavier than the champion in the weight category - Argentinosaurus.




A farmer found dinosaur fossils in the desert in Pantagonii - southern South America.



Scientists from the Museum of Paleontology excavated and found seven of the skeletons of dinosaurs, only 150 bones.



"Given the size of these bones, which exceeds the amount of any previously known giant animals, we can say that a new dinosaur - it is the largest animal on Earth hodivshee" - said researcher Dr. Jose Luis Karballido (Jose Luis Carballido) and Dr. Paul Diego (Diego Pol).



Scientists have yet to name the creature that lived in the forests Pantagonii between 95 and 100 million years ago.



The biggest dinosaurs

Size - one of the most interesting aspects of the science of dinosaurs. However, it is also the subject of much scientific debate.

Many dinosaurs were included in the list of the biggest, if they have been officially described. Furthermore, assessment of weight can vary greatly as compared with the length as it is easier to determine the length of extinct animals than their weight.



Comparison of the man with the biggest dinosaurs of several groups: Amphicoelias (purple), Shantungosaurus (red) Spinosaurus (green), Stegosaurus (orange) and Triceratops (blue).

Spinosaurus - the largest predator


Spinosaurus is the largest carnivore that lived on Earth. According to different estimates of its size ranged from 12 6 to 18 meters long, 5 meters in height and weight from 7 to 20 tons.

Argentinosaurus - the largest sauropods


Argentinosaurus is the largest herbivorous dinosaurs, whose length is 30-35 meters and a weight of 60 to 100 tons.

Sauroposeidon - the highest sauropod


Although it weighs 50-60 tons Sauroposeidon considered the highest dinosaur with growth of about 18 meters.

Shantungosaurus - the largest hadrosaur


Shantugozavr was one of the largest hadrosaurs or "duckbilled dinosaurs", weighing up to 15 to 50 tons and a length of 13-15 meters.