Fossil find: New giant dinosaur identified in Thailand

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Fossil find: New giant dinosaur identified in Thailand
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The British-Thai research team that studied the find concludes that the continent's largest long-necked dinosaur to date weighed 27 tons and was 27 meters long.

Its full name is Nagatian chaiyaphumensis and it is estimated to have roamed the Earth between 100 and 120 million years ago.

It is unlikely that researchers will find more dinosaur remains like Nagatian, as the area later became a shallow sea, according to Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, lead author of the study.

"This may be the last large long-necked dinosaur we find in Southeast Asia," he told AFP.

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