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~ From Barry Secrest -New species of titanosaur thought to be as heavy as 14 African elephants -Dinosaur was 130 feet long and weighed 170,000 pounds -It beats the current record holder, Argentinosaurus -bones were initially discovered a year ago in the desert near La Flecha -Standing with its neck up, it was about 20 metres high – equal to a seven-story building Argentinosaurus formerly held the record for being both the heaviest land animal ever, and the longest, but the fossilized bones of the biggest dinosaur ever discovered have been found in Argentina. Scientists believe the species of titanosaur weighed in at 170,000 pounds, as heavy as 14 African elephants. A local farm worker found the remains which were captured by the BBCs Natural History unit. The fossils were then excavated by a team of palaeontologists from the Museum of Palaeontology Egidio Feruglio...(To continue reading please click on title below)
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 13:38:03 +0000

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