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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.
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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.
To: Izzy Dunne
Must have done nothing except eat, all day long.Oh?
It was a welfare recipient?
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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"?)
To: Izzy Dunne
'Biggest dinosaur ever' I think this distinction goes to Hillary.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:01:15 AM PDT
by
~Peter
To: ~Peter
no , it’s the Obama Administration
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:03:49 AM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Izzy Dunne
Yeah..
But just think of the size of the dog that buried that bone...
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:04:16 AM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: Izzy Dunne
That is one huge critter.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:06:18 AM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
To: Izzy Dunne
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:06:59 AM PDT
by
DakotaGator
(Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
To: ~Peter
The article says they haven't named it yet.
So it can be Hillarysaurus.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:07:44 AM PDT
by
MUDDOG
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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posted on
05/17/2014 11:08:39 AM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Izzy Dunne
Based on its huge thigh bones... They're going to name it 'Hillary'.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:09:07 AM PDT
by
tbpiper
To: DakotaGator
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:09:37 AM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Izzy Dunne
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:10:46 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
To: editor-surveyor
Even better.
Think KFC will add it to their lineup?!
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:10:52 AM PDT
by
DakotaGator
(Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
To: Izzy Dunne
done nothing except eat and - look out, don’t step in that. You’ll never get out alive.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:11:01 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: null and void
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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)
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..
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:12:56 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: DManA
What was it Dr. Malcolm said?
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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"?)
To: Izzy Dunne
Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur A new species...or a newly discovered species?
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:21:34 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: DakotaGator
>> “Think KFC will add it to their lineup?” <<
.
Nah!
Not enough unhealthy vegetable oils in it to make their grade.
.
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posted on
05/17/2014 11:22:34 AM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Jonty30
>> “I’m sure it had hobbies.” <<
.
Yep!
It ate Salt Marsh Harvest Mice as Hors D’Oeuvres.
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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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