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From the BBC article: Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaur
by pdevr 12y ago
From the BBC article:
Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaurus.
According to the Wikipedia page about Dinosaur size[1], the biggest (and longest) dinosaur is Amphicoelias fragillimus (at 122 tons), not Argentinosaurus. So, won't this new dinosaur be the second heaviest?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_size#Heaviest_dinosaurs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_size#Heaviest_dinosaur...
- Zitrax 12y agoThat estimate seem to have been based on a single bone that was described in the 1870s, a bone that is now lost. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicoelias_fragillimus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicoelias_fragillimus
- pdevr 12y agoGot it, thanks to your and tootie's replies.
- tootie 12y agoKeep reading. There was only one fossil found and described in the 19th century, then lost. The results can't be verified and the size estimate may be completely wrong.