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'Last titan': Southeast Asia's biggest dinosaur discovered
Researchers say the 27-tonne herbivore is the largest dinosaur found in Southeast Asia and may be the region’s last giant sauropod.
- Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis is the largest-known dinosaur discovered in Southeast Asia identified from bones including a 5.8-foot-long humerus.
- Researchers estimated Nagatitan's body mass to be between 25 and 28 tons based on measurements of its humerus and femur.
- Sethapanichsakul stated Nagatitan might be Southeast Asia's last 'titan' due to the region becoming a shallow sea in the late Cretaceous period.
- The dinosaur was likely a bulk browser eating large volumes of vegetation such as conifers and seed ferns.
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A fossil find in Thailand brings the largest known dinosaur in Southeast Asia to light. The herbivore protruded beyond its predators.
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Scientists have identified a new giant dinosaur, the nagatitan, larger than a diplodocus, from remains discovered several years ago in Thailand. The largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
An international group of scientists identified a new species of giant dinosaur from fossils found in northeastern Thailand.
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