Fossils of largest dinosaur found in Argentina

Buenos Aires - Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what was likely the largest dinosaur ever to roam the earth. The creature is believed to be a new species of Titanosaur, a long-necked, long-tailed sauropod that walked on four legs and lived some 95 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period. The dinosaur "weighed the equivalent of more than 14 African elephants," or about 100 tonnes, said Jose Luis Carballido, a paleontologist at the Egidio Feruglio Museum in the southern Argentine city of Trelew. "This is a true paleontological treasure," Carballido said in a statement on Friday on the museum website. "There are many remains and they were practically intact, something that does not frequently happen." Known fossils "of a giant Titanosaur are scarce and fragmentary." Museum director Ruben Cuneo told local media that the remains belong to "the largest known specimen" of its kind and "the most complete find of this type of dinosaur in the world". The fossils were accidentally discovered in 2011 by a farm worker in a remote area in the Patagonian province of Chubut, some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) south of Buenos Aires. The creature was plant-eating and measured some 40 meters from head to tail, Cuneo said. Photos posted on the museum website show a fossilized femur larger than the paleontologist pictured next to it. Experts believe that the remains of seven dinosaurs, as well as the broken teeth of carnivores, are among the 200 fossils found at the Chubut site where the giant femur was found. Largest dinosaur? Paleontologists unearth new heavyweight. 'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered. 'World's largest dinosaur' discovered in Argentina. Patagonian dinosaurs: Fossils found in Patagonia Argentina. Super-dinosaur fossils found in Argentina. '14 elephants in weight': Remains of giant dinosaur found in Argentina. Big Dino: Fossils of largest dinosaur found in Argentina. Unique long-necked dinosaur discovered in Argentina. 'World's biggest dinosaur' unearthed in Argentina desert. Biggest Dinosaur Ever Discovered, World's Biggest Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Desert. 77 tonnes, 'Biggest Dinosaur ever' discovered, 40m long and 20m tall. Click link to subscribe to Red Phoenix Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedPhoenixOne?sub_confirmation=1 Click to view this channel for more videos : https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedPhoenixOne

Comments

1. Annoying that they never give the true finders their due credit AND named place in history! Discovered by a farm worker? Come on. What was his/her name? You know that they know.
2. It was discovered intact bc dinosaurs died thousands of years ago not millions... They're lying about the time period like always .. and that giant footprint on the video beneath it isn't 200 million years old.. its also thousands of years old theyve found and is still finding human bones all over America of humans from 7ft to 23ft tall... Stone Hedge isn't a mistery anymore
3. It must have farted like thunder !
4. very interesting so is it a herbivore?