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To: SunkenCiv
The enormity of the new bones puts Alamosaurus in the same size league as other giant sauropods from South America, including Argentinosaurus which weighed about 70 tons, and is widely considered to be the biggest dinosaur of all.

Amazing. For comparison, a yard of concrete weights 4000 lbs. A large concrete mixer on the road hauls 10 yards. 40,000 lbs = 20 tons. The concrete mixer, unloaded, weights 30,000 pds = 15 tons. Total = 35 tons. This beast weighted as much as two FULLY loaded concrete mixers....

6 posted on 12/10/2011 7:08:27 PM PST by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: ScreamingFist
This beast weighted as much as two FULLY loaded concrete mixers....

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7 posted on 12/10/2011 7:15:52 PM PST by digger48
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To: ScreamingFist
The enormity of the new bones puts Alamosaurus in the same size league as other giant sauropods from South America, including Argentinosaurus which weighed about 70 tons, and is widely considered to be the biggest dinosaur of all.

Enormity? The Alamosaurus bones were heinously wicked or just of a colossal size? An enormous face palm for this writer.
11 posted on 12/11/2011 6:43:28 AM PST by aruanan
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