Thailand's Nagatitan: a colossal sauropod bigger than Diplodocus

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Thailand's Nagatitan: a colossal sauropod bigger than Diplodocus
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Researchers announced the discovery of Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a 27-meter, ~27-ton sauropod unearthed in northeastern Thailand and dating to about 100–120 million years ago. Described in Scientific Reports, it reportedly surpasses Diplodocus in size and stands as Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur fossil find to date; a life-size reconstruction is on display at Bangkok's Thainosaur Museum, with a Thai doctoral student nicknamed it 'the last titan' during the research.

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