Two newly-identified Chinese dinosaurs have ‘giant’ in their names as the Silutitan sinensis is estimated to be over 20 metres long, while the Hamititan xinjiangensis is around 17 metres
, several fossils have been found in northwest China in recent years, including Xinjiang and the Turpan-Hami Basin. “These fossils comprise a number of pterosaurs , preserved eggs and embryos,”notes, “as well as fossil fragments of spinal vertebrae and rib cages.” At first scientists believed these belonged to three mystery dinosaurs. They later decided that the remains belonged to two previously unknown dinosaurs.
Both the newly-identified dinosaurs have ‘giant’ in their names as the Silutitan sinensis is estimated to be over 20 metres tall, while the Hamititan xinjiangensis is around 17 metres. Compared to blue whales, which can be as big as 23 to 30 metres, theirs is an impressive size.magazine, the newly discovered dinosaur species are part of the sauropod family, that is, they were “herbivores who had long necks and were the largest animals to ever roam the planet.
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