Patagotitan mayorum, a member of the titanosaur sauropod family, was four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus and 12 metres longer than Hope the blue whale.
One of the biggest creatures to have walked the Earth will go on display at the Natural History Museum next year.Dippy the DiplodocusWeighing in at 57 tonnes, it would have shaken the ground as it wandered across what is now known as Patagonia in Argentina, experts say.
And it will make its European debut next spring when its 37-metre skeleton will be crammed into the museum's enormous Waterhouse gallery, which has a nine-metre-high ceiling.How the Patagotitan measures up to the diplodocus and an elephant. Pic: Trustees of the Natural History Museum Professor Paul Barrett, science lead for the exhibition, said:"Patagotitan mayorum is an incredible specimen that tells us more about giant titanosaurs than ever before.
"Comparable in weight to more than nine African elephants, this star specimen will inspire visitors to care for some of the planet's largest and most vulnerable creatures, which face similar challenges for survival, and show that within Earth's ecosystems, size really does matter." Dr Alex Burch, director of public programmes at the museum, said:"We are so excited that Patagotitan, the most complete giant dinosaur ever discovered, is making its European debut here at the Natural History Museum, the home of the dinosaur."
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