Any day a new dinosaur is announced is a good day, and, to me, yesterday was especially joyous. For years I have been hearing rumours of a gigantic sauropod – think tiny head, long neck, bulky body and tapering tail – excavated from the southernmost reaches of Argentina by Drexel University paleontologist Kenneth Lacorvara and his team. Now that dinosaur has finally walked out into the spotlight. At 26 meters long and weighing 60 tons, Dreadnoughtus schrani is an amazing testament to the wonders of evolution. Read more>>>
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gerald Davie is the Dinoman. He is a professional geologist with a passion for palaeontology and earth history. When he isn't consulting, he spends his time travelling locally and abroad, and there is always a geological component to his trips. He is the owner of the only Tyrannosaurus skeleton in the Southern Hemisphere, to be seen at the DinoZone Museum and Geo Centre.
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