Scientists identify a previously unknown dinosaur species from fossils excavated in Thailand, according to a study published in *Scientific Reports*. The dinosaur is named *Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis* and is described as a long-necked herbivore. Researchers estimate it could have weighed as much as nine adult Asian elephants, based on analyses of the available fossil remains. Multiple outlets report that the species is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and the largest ever identified from that region. The discovery is based on excavated skeletal material collected in Thailand, which researchers use to determine the animal’s taxonomic placement and to estimate its size and body mass. Scientists describe the find as a significant addition to what is known about dinosaur diversity and ecosystems in South-East Asia. The outlets agree on the main points: the dinosaur’s name, its estimated weight in relation to elephants, and its status as the largest dinosaur discovered in the region.
Scientists identify massive new long-necked dinosaur from fossils in Thailand
Scientists identify a previously unknown dinosaur species from fossils excavated in Thailand, according to a study published in *Scientific Reports*. The dinosaur is named *Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis*...
- A new dinosaur species, *Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis*, is identified from fossils excavated in Thailand.
- Researchers describe it as a long-necked herbivore.
- Estimated body mass is as much as nine adult Asian elephants.
- The dinosaur is reported as the largest ever found in South-East Asia.
- The identification is based on a study published in *Scientific Reports*.
Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much an nine adult elephants.
3 months agoThe long-necked herbivore is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia, researchers said.
3 months agoThe remains of a previously unknown dinosaur species, dubbed Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, has been excavated in Thailand, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Scientists estimate the long-necked herbivore weighed as much as nine adult Asian elephants and is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
3 months agoThe nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.
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