Biggest Dinosaur Ever Discovered!

[Koss1959]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27441156

At its tallest, they reckon it was the same height as a seven story building!

Edited May 17, 2014 by Koss1959

[JohnBrian]

That's a big dino!

[hokiehunter]

I wouldn't believe it without pictures.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-world-s-biggest-dinosaur--discovered-in-argentina-203028038.html

Edited May 18, 2014 by hokiehunter

[Scylla]

Here's annother:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-discover-largest-dinosaur-ever-to-have-walked-the-earth/

[Oxytropidoceras]

"El hallazgo es muy importante para la comunidad

científica” Patagonico, May 17, 2104, Radio interview

(in Spanish) http://www.elpatagonico.net/nota/240177-hallaron-restos-de-un-dinosaurio-de-mas-de-90-millones-de-anos-en-chubut/

Medios Internacionales Destacan el Descrubrimiento

del Dinosaurio Mas grande del mundo en Chubut. Foto

ublicada por el diario EL MUNDO de España. interview

(in Spanish) http://www.radio3cadenapatagonia.com/noticia.php?subaction=showfull&id=1400373741&archive=&start_from=&ucat=13

Yours,

Paul H.

Edited May 18, 2014 by Oxytropidoceras

[32fordboy]

My question is how it would have compared to Amphicoelias, had its remains not been lost. If the field notes were accurate, it's rumored Amphicoelias would have been bigger...of course, rumors don't count in science.

Still curious.

[Oxytropidoceras]

Go see:

The summary in "Amphicoelias" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicoelias

and discussion in:

Carpenter, K., 2006, Biggest of the big: a critical re-evaluation of the mega-sauropod

Amphicoelias fragillimus. In Foster, J.R. and Lucas, S.G., eds., 2006, Paleontology

and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of

Natural History and Science Bulletin. vol. 36, pp. 131–138.

https://nmstatehood.unm.edu/node/25502 and http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/bulletins/id/790

PDF file at http://econtent.unm.edu/utils/getdownloaditem/collection/bulletins/id/803/type/compoundobject/show/790/cpdtype/document/filename/791.pdf/width/0/height/0/mapsto/pdf/filesize/2044652/title/Biggest%20of%20the%20big:%20a%20critical%20re-evaluation%20of%20the%20mega-sauropod%20Amphicoelias%20fragillimus%20Cope,%201878 and http://www.gardenparkdinos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Biggest_of_the_big.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Oxytropidoceras

[Oxytropidoceras]

The question of the size comparison between Amphicoelias

and the new dinosaurs from Argentina is discussed in:

Biggest Dinoasaur Ever? Maybe Not by Brian Switek.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/18/biggest-dinosaur-ever-maybe-maybe-not/

Yours,

Paul H.

[dinosaurbero]

Don't forget that this new dinosaur femur is the best preserved bone we have so far from the biggest sauropods. Argentinosaur femur is partial and it's length is interpreted as being 250 cm long. The new titanosaur's femur is 240 cm. Unfortunately, Amphicoelias fragillimus fossils, were long lost and exists only as Cope's drawings, if I am correct.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Amphicoelias_bones1.jpg

[Triceratops]

In science at school we chalked it life size onto the basket ball court. Its tail did not fit. Any paleoartist would have been horrified, it had flames coming out its mouth and multicooured teeth