Argentinian scientists say they might have discovered the fossil remains of what might be the "biggest dinosaur that lived in our planet".
According to the Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum (MEF), the new dinosaur species is 95 million years old, and it's estimated that the gigantic dinosaur had a length of 40 meters and was 20 meters tall.
With an approximate weight of 77 tons, the new specimen is seven tons heavier than the Argentinosaurus, the biggest dinosaur recorded, according to the BBC.
According to the same source, scientists believe that the discovery is a new species of Titanosaurus, enormours herbivores that lived during the Late Cretacious, during the end of the era of dinosaurs.
The remains of the animal, specifically its gigantic femur, were found by a local farmer who tripped on the bones in the desert of La Flecha, an Argentinian region located 250 kilometers west of Trelew in Patagonia.
"It's like two eighteen wheelers in front of each other, with the weight of 14 elephants together," said José Luis Carballido, a dinosaur specialist, during the presentation of the gigantic dinosaur on Saturday, May 17 at the Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum, according to CNN.
It's alleged that this dinosaur, a giant hervibore, lived in the Patagonia forests between 95 and 100 million years ago, based on the age of the rocks in which its bones were found.
Despite scientists assuring that this is a strong competitor for being the biggest dinosaur ever discovered, the dinosaur expert of the London Museum of Natural History, Paul Barret, said that, despite agreeing that this is a new species and that it's a very big dinosaur, it's too soon to call it the biggest dinosaur ever discovered, according to a report from The Associated Press, quoted by ABC.
Despite this, the specialists agreed to study the specimen to confirm or deny that this is the biggest dinosaur discovered until now.
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