Researchers named it Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, or the “last titan” of Thailand. It is the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia.
LONDON, UK — A new species of giant, long-necked dinosaur has been identified from fossils found at the edge of a pond in northeastern Thailand, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
It is the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia.
The newly named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis was a colossal plant-eating sauropod that weighed more than 59,000 pounds and lived more than 100 million years ago. To put that size in perspective, a
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