Giant “Last Titan” Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Was Bigger Than 9 Elephants
The sauropod, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, was estimated at 27 meters and 27 tons, and researchers say it is the region’s largest known dinosaur.
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Giant Long-Necked Dinosaur From 120 Million Years Ago Discovered in Thailand
Stylized life reconstruction of Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis. Credit: Patchanop Boonsai / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Gigantic fossils discovered in Thailand have revealed a new species of long-necked dinosaur that lived nearly 120 million years ago, according to a new study. Scientists said the dinosaur roamed a hot and semi-arid environment in what is now northeastern Thailand during the Early Cretaceous period. Researchers named the species Nagatitan chaiya…
Giant “Last Titan” Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Was Bigger Than 9 Elephants
A massive new dinosaur discovered in Thailand may have been one of the last giant sauropods to roam Southeast Asia. The towering “last titan” stretched nearly 90 feet long and weighed as much as nine elephants. Southeast Asia’s Largest Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur species in Thailand, now considered [...]
The Nagatitan is the largest known dinosaur in Southeast Asia. Because of its size, it had hardly any natural enemies.
Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia.
Scientists in Thailand have identified the fossils of a new giant dinosaur species with a long neck, which could be the largest ever discovered in South-East Asia. The animal, called Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, lived about 113 million years ago, had an estimated length of 27 meters and weighed up to 28 tons, according to a study published in Scientific Reports magazine.
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