Raggedy Man Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 The Field Museum has revealed the name of the new titanosaur that is being installed in Stanley Field Hall in the next few weeks. His scientific name is Patagotitan mayorum. He lived about 100 million years ago in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The spanish word maximo translates to "maximum" or "most" in English. This name references his massive size! The largest dinosaur ever discovered is on his way to the Field Museum and we can't wait for you to meet him. Our giant pre-historic friend, Máximo the Titanosaur, will make his debut at the museum this June. This tremendous titan weighed about 70 tons, roughly as much as 10 African elephants. Máximo is about 122 feet in length. To put that in Chicago terms, he’s as long as two accordion CTA buses. Máximo’s head will reach the second-story balcony, perfect for selfies! https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/biggest-dinosaur-ever-discovered-coming-field-museum-2018-thanks-gift-kenneth-c-griffin ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bobby Rico Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thank you @Raggedy Man that is going to be amazing but I still glad I got to see Sue in her place at the entrance of the museum. Mrs Rico and I was first into the field Museum one morning and shared breakfast in the company of Sue a really happy memory. We now have another reason to go back to Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: Thank you @Raggedy Man that is going to be amazing but I still glad I got to see Sue in her place at the entrance of the museum. Mrs Rico and I was first into the field Museum one morning and shared breakfast in the company of Sue a really happy memory. We now have a reason to go back to Chicago. I was there in the day they opened for the first time with Sue. The line into the museum reached as far as the planetarium. My father and I showed up at 5am and it still took an hour to reach the door. I plan on taking the train down and getting the first pictures of Maximo for TFF. HOPEFULLY, the line wouldn't 2 miles again...lol. Then again, it would be nice to see that amount of interest by the public in paleontology. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Wonderful. Welcome Maximo! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: I was there in the day they opened for the first time with Sue. The line into the museum reached as far as the planetarium. My father and I showed up at 5am and it still took an hour to reach the door. I plan on taking the train down and getting the first pictures of Maximo for TFF. HOPEFULLY, the line wouldn't 2 miles again...lol. Then again, it would be nice to see that amount of interest by the public in paleontology. Now that is a memory you can’t forget. It really will be an incredible sight to behold so I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 It’s crazy to think anything that big could ever have lived! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Woah! Imagine being 122 feet long and having arthritis.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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