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theHandpuppet

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Fri May 16, 2014, 11:19 PM May 2014

"Biggest dinosaur ever" discovered in Argentina

The photos of the paleontologists at the dig site are just remarkable.

16 May 2014
'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered
By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News
The "largest creature ever to walk the Earth" has been discovered in Argentina, paleontologists say.

This gigantic dinosaur stood 40m long and 20m tall, based on the length of its enormous thigh bones.

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, enormous herbivores that lived during the Late Cretaceous, the last days of the dinosaurs.

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

MORE at http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27441156

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"Biggest dinosaur ever" discovered in Argentina (Original Post) theHandpuppet May 2014 OP
Did they find Jesus' saddle next to it? Ilsa May 2014 #1
Riding that wouldn't even make someone bowlegged. JoeyT May 2014 #2

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
1. Did they find Jesus' saddle next to it?
Fri May 16, 2014, 11:21 PM
May 2014

I mean, I assume the disciples let Jesus ride the largest of the transportation dinosaurs.

JoeyT

(6,785 posts)
2. Riding that wouldn't even make someone bowlegged.
Fri May 16, 2014, 11:35 PM
May 2014

They'd be walking around in a permanent split. All the sudden the robes make sense.

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