Dinosaurs, which once dominated our planet, have survived for tens of millions of years. where we live now ruled. Even the smallest fossil we find about them can shed light on many things.

The huge fossil found in 2017 and which we will talk about in our content was among the largest dinosaurs known in Europe. Moreover, one construction excavation It was found during Let’s dive deeper into this story and the dinosaur.

Fossil fragments were found for the first time in 2017 in a very interesting way.

A citizen from Portugal wanted to expand his garden and interesting bones were discovered in the area. He then contacted paleontological experts. Experts, With the fossilized skeleton of the largest known dinosaur in Europe confronted.

This was the herbivorous dinosaur Brachiosaurus, which was 12 meters high and 25 meters long. In addition, the spine and ribs are located in the same area and in accordance with the anatomy of the dinosaur was found. This wasn’t something that happened very often.

Elisabete Malafaia, research assistant at the Faculty of Science at the University of Lisbon, says: ‘Let alone find such an animal in this position, find all your ribs It’s not even something we’ve ever encountered. “The anatomical position of the animal is preserved.”

What kind of dinosaur was this brachiosaurus?

About 150 million years ago it lived on Earth and was perhaps the largest dinosaur species in the world, even in Europe. Small heads, short hind legs, long front legs, long necks It was kind of.

The smallest of this species is 15 meters, while the largest are 30 meters long and weighing over 77 tons could achieve.

Here, by chance, during an excavation, An important discovery about the dinosaur kingdom This is how it is signed…

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