Paleontologists find a massive dinosaur fossil that could have reached heights of 5 to 6.5 meters in Australia - AIC5

Paleontologists find a massive dinosaur fossil that could have reached heights of 5 to 6.5 meters in Australia

As per scientistss’ evaluations, the found dinosaur remained between 5 to 6.5 meters tall and estimated 25 to 30 meters long – comparable to the size of a b-ball court and as tall as a two-story building.

It joins a group of titanosaurs previously only found in South America, making it the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Australia and one of the top five in the world.

Scott Hocknull, a paleontologist and curator at the Queensland Museum, stated, ” These kinds of discoveries are just the beginning.

 

Scientistss have named the fossil of this species “Αustralotitan”. The “giant of the South” is ustralotitan.

Due to their weight and fragility, giant dinosaur bones are kept in museums all over the world, making scientific research challenging.

 

New 3D technology was used by a team from the Queensland Museum and the Eromanga Museum of Natural History to scan stralotitan skeletons and compare them to those of other dinosaurs.

 

Hocknull, a paleontologist, stated: We needed a paleontologist to compare the bones of the ustralotitan with those of other species from Queensland and around the world to be certain that it was a different species. It will take a very long time and be difficult.

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