World’s largest dinosaur discovered in Brazil

Q.  Brazilian scientists have discovered fossils of a 25m long Austroposeidon magnificus, which is the largest dinosaur ever found. Which facts are true about this dinosaur?
- Published on 07 Oct 16

a. It belongs to the titanosaur group
b. It is a herbivore
c. It lived during the Cretaceous Period
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 
World’s largest dinosaur discovered in BrazilBrazilian scientists have announced the discovery of Austroposeidon magnificus, a 25 m long dinosaur
  • This species belongs to the titanosaur group which is herbivorous and well developed with a long neck and small skills
  • These dinosaurs lived on earth during the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years back)
  • These species were located in Africa, S America, Antarctica and Oceania.
  • Fossilised vertebrae of the dinosaur was found in the 1950s by Brazilian palaeontologist Llewellyn Ivor Price, who died in 1980 without being acknowledged for this discovery.
  • The discovery was studied and analysed to arrive at results on 5th Oct

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