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'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered
BBC ^ | 16 May 2014 | James Morgan

Posted on 05/17/2014 10:54:58 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne

Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft) long and 20m (65ft) tall.

Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaurus.

Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur - an enormous herbivore dating from the Late Cretaceous period.

A local farm worker first stumbled on the remains in the desert near La Flecha, about 250km (135 miles) west of Trelew, Patagonia.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bigasaurus; dinosaur; dinosaurs; gigantisaur; godsgravesglyphs; holycrapasaur; paleontology
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130 feet long, 65 feet tall. Must have done nothing except eat, all day long.

1 posted on 05/17/2014 10:54:58 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne
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Must have done nothing except eat, all day long.

Oh?

It was a welfare recipient?

2 posted on 05/17/2014 11:00:52 AM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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'Biggest dinosaur ever'

I think this distinction goes to Hillary.

3 posted on 05/17/2014 11:01:15 AM PDT by ~Peter
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To: ~Peter

no , it’s the Obama Administration


4 posted on 05/17/2014 11:03:49 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Yeah..

But just think of the size of the dog that buried that bone...

5 posted on 05/17/2014 11:04:16 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

That is one huge critter.


6 posted on 05/17/2014 11:06:18 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Now that’s a drumstick!


7 posted on 05/17/2014 11:06:59 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: ~Peter
The article says they haven't named it yet.

So it can be Hillarysaurus.

8 posted on 05/17/2014 11:07:44 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Izzy Dunne

That is like the Mammoth bones we find around here frequently, it looks like it is actual bone, rather than fossilized material.
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9 posted on 05/17/2014 11:08:39 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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Based on its huge thigh bones...

They're going to name it 'Hillary'.

10 posted on 05/17/2014 11:09:07 AM PDT by tbpiper
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To: DakotaGator

Not drumstick, a thigh.


11 posted on 05/17/2014 11:09:37 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Izzy Dunne

that’s a great picture.


12 posted on 05/17/2014 11:10:46 AM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: editor-surveyor

Even better.

Think KFC will add it to their lineup?!


13 posted on 05/17/2014 11:10:52 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: Izzy Dunne

done nothing except eat and - look out, don’t step in that. You’ll never get out alive.


14 posted on 05/17/2014 11:11:01 AM PDT by DManA
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To: null and void

I’m sure it had hobbies.


15 posted on 05/17/2014 11:12:54 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Izzy Dunne

I know I know.. and it waded in the ocean and fed on Megalopelous Sharks.. and Blue Whales..

I prefer the Babe the Ox Story.. and watching Barry Half-White LIE like a stand up comedian and
seeing Matthews get a funny grin on his face when the trickle up his leg begins... while he does it..

There is much comedy to be had these days..


16 posted on 05/17/2014 11:12:56 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: DManA

What was it Dr. Malcolm said?


17 posted on 05/17/2014 11:14:27 AM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur

A new species...or a newly discovered species?

18 posted on 05/17/2014 11:21:34 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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>> “Think KFC will add it to their lineup?” <<

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Nah!

Not enough unhealthy vegetable oils in it to make their grade.
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19 posted on 05/17/2014 11:22:34 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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>> “I’m sure it had hobbies.” <<

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Yep!

It ate Salt Marsh Harvest Mice as Hors D’Oeuvres.


20 posted on 05/17/2014 11:25:59 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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