'Biggest ever dinosaur' found in Argentina


Palaeontologists have discovered what they believe is the largest dinosaur ever to walk the Earth.

The discovery was made in Argentina and scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur, an enormous herbivore, the BBC reports.

The 90-million-year-old fossil is thought to be as heavy as 14 African elephants, weighing in at 77 tonnes.

According to the measurements of its huge thigh bones, the dinosaur would have been 130ft long and 65ft tall.

José Luis Carballido, who led the dig, told The Guardian: "It's like two trucks with a trailer each, one in front of the other, and the weight of 14 elephants together.

"This is a real paleontological treasure. There are plenty of remains and many were nearly intact, which is unusual."

The BBC reports that a local farmer found the gigantic bones in the desert in Patagonia.

A BBC Natural History Unit film crew captured the moment researchers realised how big the dinosaur was.

"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," they told BBC News.



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