New Dinosaur. Biggest vegetarian ever!!


	New Dinosaur. Biggest vegetarian ever!!

JohnWaterman

10-16-2007 5:16 AM

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JohnWaterman says:

that is just so HUGE

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10-17-2007 9:33 AM

invictus

it measured between 32 to 34 metres (105 to 112ft) from head to tail

Wow! This is really colossal. Thanks for the clip John.

10-17-2007 9:56 AM

bignosemousie

Huge is an understatement.

the excavated spinal column alone weighs about eight tonnes

I wonder how much foliage it needed to survive.

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