Watch: Biggest Dinosaur Ever Found
August 10, 2017 - This is the
biggest dinosaur ever discovered, which also means it's the biggest land animal that's ever lived. Its name:
Patagotitan mayorum. Patagotitan may have been as large as any land animal could possibly get, weighing as much as 12 elephants. It belongs to a group of dinosaurs known as Titanosaurs, which include other enormous long-necked species. Scientists are studying its very complete skeleton found in Argentina's Patagonia region. The quality of the remains allows for detailed study of how such a huge body works.
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This is the biggest dinosaur ever discovered, which also means it's the biggest land animal that's ever lived.
Its name: Patagotitan mayorum.
It belongs to a group of dinosaurs known as Titanosaurs, which include other enormous long-necked species.
Scientists are studying its very complete skeleton found in Argentina's Patagonia region.
The quality of the remains allows for detailed study of how such a huge body works.
Patagotitan may have been as large as any land animal could possibly get, weighing as much as 12 elephants.