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New 26,000-pound dinosaur discovery was Earth's largest land animal
CNN ^ | 09/27/2018 | By Ashley Strickland

Posted on 09/28/2018 7:36:01 AM PDT by Red Badger

)If humans had lived 200 million years ago, they would have marveled at the largest dinosaur of its time. It's name means "a giant thunderclap at dawn." The recently discovered fossil of a new dinosaur species in South Africa revealed a relative of the brontosaurus that weighed 26,000 pounds, about double the size of a large African elephant.

The researchers have named it Ledumahadi mafube, which is Sesotho for "a giant thunderclap at dawn." Sesotho is an official South African language indigenous to the part of the country where the dinosaur was found.

"The name reflects the great size of the animal as well as the fact that its lineage appeared at the origins of sauropod dinosaurs," said Jonah Choiniere, study author and paleontology professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. "It honors both the recent and ancient heritage of southern Africa." Apart from its massive size, there are other evolutionary details about the new species that make it entirely unique, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. "It shows us that even as far back as 200 million years ago, these animals had already become the largest vertebrates to ever walk the Earth," Choiniere said.

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TOPICS: Education; Food; History; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: africa; dinosaurs; fauxiantrolls; godsgravesglyphs; johannesburg; jonahchoiniere; jurassic; ledumahadimafube; paleontology; sauropodomorph; sesotho; southafrica
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1 posted on 09/28/2018 7:36:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

“Ledumahadi mafube”

Named him after a potentate?


2 posted on 09/28/2018 7:37:57 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Red Badger
New 26,000-pound dinosaur discovery was Earth's largest land animal second only to your mom.


3 posted on 09/28/2018 7:38:20 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Red Badger

The title is a bit misleading. This dinosaur was the largest at the time of its existence not even close to all time heaviest. This creature walked around during the late Triassic/early Jurassic when dinosaurs started to get going.


4 posted on 09/28/2018 7:41:35 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Red Badger

Man, he had to be eating a million-plus calories every single day....to keep his ‘build’ up.


5 posted on 09/28/2018 7:42:05 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: KC_Lion
Say What?

6 posted on 09/28/2018 7:42:11 AM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: pepsionice

Trees were taller then..................


7 posted on 09/28/2018 7:45:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: Red Badger

So out of 11 bone fragments, they can conjure up the size, age and image of a previously unseen animal.

Sure takes a lot of faith to believe that stuff.


8 posted on 09/28/2018 7:45:39 AM PDT by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: cyclotic

Kinda like the complete human ancestor they can describe from a single toothy jaw fragment..................


9 posted on 09/28/2018 7:48:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: cyclotic

Like the Megalodon, all they have is teeth.


10 posted on 09/28/2018 7:49:14 AM PDT by corlorde
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To: Red Badger

Rosieodonnelsaurus


11 posted on 09/28/2018 7:53:18 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Red Badger

Michael Moore’s ancestor?


12 posted on 09/28/2018 7:54:39 AM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: ZULU

Michael Moore’s ancestor’s lunch.............


13 posted on 09/28/2018 7:55:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: C19fan

Thanks, “twice the size of a large elephant” didn’t sound that impressive, now I know why.


14 posted on 09/28/2018 8:01:30 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Red Badger

Ha ha!

Probably had to fight Rosie O’Donnell’s ancestor for the body!


15 posted on 09/28/2018 8:14:23 AM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: Red Badger; Chode; Squantos; snooter55; All
OK, I gotta ask.

Is the little Dino:

1) Kissing A$$ ?

2) Checking for hemorrhoids ?

3) Making a lucky exit from the big Dino's digestive tract ?

4) The original Brown Noser ?

5) Just passing by ?

6) Selling Dinoscout Cookies ?

16 posted on 09/28/2018 8:34:10 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: mabarker1

Proctologysaurus............


17 posted on 09/28/2018 8:43:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: Red Badger

“The researchers have named it Ledumahadi mafube, which is Sesotho for “a giant thunderclap at dawn.” Sesotho is an official South African language indigenous to the part of the country where the dinosaur was found.

“The name reflects the great size of the animal....”
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So does BFD, and that’s lots easier to remember. Kind of like SpaceX’s BFR.


18 posted on 09/28/2018 9:17:16 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: BobL

huh only 13 tonnes ???

I recall many of the brontosaur types (ie Brachiosaurus) weighed WELL over that (even if its 26000 kilograms)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiosaurus


19 posted on 09/28/2018 11:37:07 AM PDT by elbook
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To: cyclotic

What do you mean? Can’t you tell something has neck flaps from a few ribs and thigh bones?


20 posted on 09/28/2018 12:15:40 PM PDT by T. P. Pole
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