Dinosaur fossils may be from biggest creature ever to walk the Earth

Fossilised bones of six young adult dinosaurs found in the same Patagonian quarry may have belonged to the biggest creature ever to have walked the Earth, say scientists.

Dinosaur fossils may be from biggest creature ever to walk the Earth

Fossilised bones of six young adult dinosaurs found in the same Patagonian quarry may have belonged to the biggest creature ever to have walked the Earth, say scientists.

A study of the remains suggests that Patagotitan mayorum weighed around 62 tonnes and measured more than 115ft (35m) from nose to tail.

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