Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur in Argentina, and it was very, very big! Weighing 65 tons and measuring 85 feet long, the Dreadnoughtus schrani was one of the biggest creatures to ever live. The new member of the Titanosaur family had a 37-foot-long neck, 29-foot-long tail, and was still growing when it died out. To put its size into perspective, it was heavier than a Boeing 737, longer than a basketball court and heavier than 12 elephants. The well-preserved skeleton is the most complete of any of the Titanosaur family, with 70 per cent of its bones found.
It’s hard to say how much bigger this or other Dreadnoughtus may have gotten had it fully matured. Nor, without a time machine, can one quickly determine whether this new species was bigger than fellow titanosaurs such as the similarly gargantuan Argentinosaurus.
That’s mostly because other finds like these are relatively incomplete, forcing paleontologists to make estimates based off a bone or two here and there.
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