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'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered

Started by josephpalazzo, May 17, 2014, 03:10:19 PM

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josephpalazzo

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

QuoteBy measuring the length and circumference of the largest femur (thigh bone), they calculated the animal weighed 77 tonnes.

"Given the size of these bones, which surpass any of the previously known giant animals, the new dinosaur is the largest animal known that walked on Earth," the researchers told BBC News.

"Its length, from its head to the tip of its tail, was 40m.

"Standing with its neck up, it was about 20m high - equal to a seven-storey building."

Gawdzilla Sama

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Call out the army! (In Japanese on a 1 second delay dubbed over with English) ^ I'm guessing it's you know who. ^ *cough cough*
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Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on May 17, 2014, 05:09:18 PM
Call out the army! (In Japanese on a 1 second delay dubbed over with English) ^ I'm guessing it's you know who. ^ *cough cough*
I have an alibi.

And anyway
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Mandingo

QuoteBy measuring the length and circumference of the largest femur (thigh bone), they calculated the animal weighed 77 tonnes.

That makes it less than half the volume/weight of the blue finn whale â€" 150 to 200 tonnes. The largest animal that ever lived. Which still lives today. Even if barely.

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Quote from: Mandingo on May 17, 2014, 07:26:38 PM
That makes it less than half the volume/weight of the blue finn whale â€" 150 to 200 tonnes. The largest animal that ever lived. Which still lives today. Even if barely.
They probably should have said "land animal".
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Quoteis the largest animal known that walked on Earth,

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You see, this is why we have offspring who lose teeth so the tooth fairy can grind them up to manufacture dinosaur bones. This one took several generations of kids. :snooty:
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Yeah, but where's the missing link?

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I sent the link to my fundie cousins. Two of them will be adding that 'tube to their home schooling. I guess any future family reunions will have to be at McDonalds.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers