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Related: About this forum'Dreadnought' dinosaur yields big bone haul
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29050114September 4, 2014
'Dreadnought' dinosaur yields big bone haul
By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News
New fossils found in Argentina represent the most complete giant sauropod dinosaur ever discovered.
Scientists say they have 70% of the key bones needed to fully describe the creature, Dreadnoughtus schrani.
It means they can confidently estimate its great bulk - a beast that measured 26m from head to tail and weighed in at almost 60 tonnes.
Remarkably, the skeletal analysis reveals Dreadnoughtus was still growing at the time of its death.
Quite how large the dino might have become, no-one can say.... MORE at link posted above.
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'Dreadnought' dinosaur yields big bone haul (Original Post)
theHandpuppet
Sep 2014
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BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)1. Very interesting! Thanks for the post, theHandpuppet!
I'm going to enjoy hours of reading and researching this beautiful creature.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)2. Who's the "big boy"...
adirondacker
(2,921 posts)3. K&R! Added NSF link that contains a brief video worth watching....
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)6. Thanks!
Appreciated reading about the team involved in this exciting discovery!
Kaleva
(36,307 posts)4. The poop that thing produced must have been biblical.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)5. A walking fertilizer factory, I suspect
I wonder just how much daily fodder it would take to keep that engine going?
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)7. Cool story
And this creature is only 6,000 years old. I can not wait until the new world creationists to get started on this story
adirondacker
(2,921 posts)8. This picture came to mind...
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)10. Well darn....
I did have a cool pic of Jesus riding a T Rex but I can't seem to post it.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)11. They sell T-shirts of it, I think.
http://www.zazzle.com/dinosaur_riding_jesus_t_shirt-235310298559461278
Wait, that one might show the dinosaur riding Jesus. Here's the one with Jesus on top:
http://www.zazzle.com/jesus_on_a_dinosaur_t_shirts-235265288177323596
Wait, that one might show the dinosaur riding Jesus. Here's the one with Jesus on top:
http://www.zazzle.com/jesus_on_a_dinosaur_t_shirts-235265288177323596
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)9. What a shame we missed it! Or, maybe not. Thank you. n/t
ladyfreedoms_sister
(13 posts)12. cool stuff