A supermassive dinosaur measuring 85ft (26m) long and weighing 59,300kg (about 65 tons) has been discovered by scientists. The skeleton of the Dreadnoughtus schrani, seven times bigger than T-Rex, is also the most complete skeleton ever found of its type, with more than 70 per cent of its bones - excluding the head. Because all previously discovered supermassive dinosaurs are only known from partial remains, Dreadnoughtus offers an unprecedented window into the largest animals to ever walk on Earth. Gentle giant: The new supermassive dinosaur (artist's impression, pictured) measured 85ft (26 metres) long and weighed around 65 tons when it was alive, say scientists
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An associate professor in Philadelphia has found a fossil belonging to an 'astoundingly huge' dinosaur
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The skeleton of the Dreadnoughtus schrani is seven times bigger than a T-Rex and the dinosaur weighed more than a Boeing 737 plane
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It is a species of titanosaur, among the largest dinosaurs to walk on Earth
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And it is also one of the most complete skeletons found, with more than 70 per cent of its bones found
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But lead researcher Dr Lacovara says the behemoth, which weighed 59,300kg or about 65 tons, was not even fully grown when it died
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