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A Thai resident spotted odd rocks by a pond in 2016 that turned out to be bones from a 27-meter-long dinosaur weighing as much as nine elephants. Scientists just named this giant Nagatitan, possibly the largest dinosaur ever found in Asia.
A pile of bones spotted by a local resident near a Thai pond in 2016 turned out to be a 27-ton, 89-foot sauropod—the biggest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia. After nearly a decade of careful excavation and analysis, scientists have confirmed the new species and named it Nagatitan, honoring both Thai mythology and the region's ancient past.
Scientists in Thailand discovered a 27-metre sauropod nicknamed "the last titan" that roamed the region before rising seas transformed the landscape forever. The remarkably complete skeleton gives researchers their best window yet into Southeast Asia's prehistoric giants.
Scientists in Thailand just identified a 27-ton, 89-foot dinosaur that roamed the region 100 million years ago. The colossal plant eater, now named Nagatitan, is the biggest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia and fulfills one researcher's childhood dream.
A local villager's curiosity about odd rocks near a pond led to the discovery of a 113-million-year-old giant that could rewrite what we know about dinosaurs in Asia. The newly named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis weighed as much as nine elephants and stretched longer than a blue whale.
Scientists have identified a new species of giant long-necked dinosaur from fossils discovered in Thailand, the largest ever found in Southeast Asia. The nagatitan weighed as much as nine elephants and reveals how ancient climate conditions allowed massive creatures to thrive.