Who is the biggest dinosaur? Sauropods, of course! So what dinosaurs can win the throne of the largest sauropod dinosaur? What is the size ranking of giant sauropods? I believe that this kind of problem has always been a common problem for dinosaur lovers.
With the excavation of more and more giant sauropod dinosaurs with good fossil preservation in recent years, and the continuous deepening of research, our understanding of the size of these giants has gradually deepened.
Illustration: The size of the mythical fragile diplodocus compares to that of the blue whale, but it no longer exists, the image comes from the Internet
At the end of 2019, gregory s. paul, a well-known paleontological science writer and paleontological restoration artist, also made a systematic study on this issue, and then we will make a ranking of these giant dinosaurs through Paul's research and the relevant information that can be collected and consulted so far! Here is the third part: the second echelon
The last issue introduced the giant Argentinosaurus and the Middle Camamon Creek Dragon, so under the two kings, what about the giant dinosaurs?
Patagotitan
The first to be nominated was the Batago Dragon. The Batago Dragon is not as big as the earliest news reports suggest, but it is still one of the most complete and known largest land animals. Body length approx
Note: Batago Dragon restored by different authors. The authors are Rand, Paul, and Scott from top to bottom
Picture note: The largest femur of the Batago dragon, picture from the internet
Illustration: The skeleton of the Batago dragon in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, picture from the Internet
Alamosaurus
Alamorosaurus is one of the latest giant sauropod dinosaurs of current age and the only sauropod that can encounter tyrannosaurus rex. Most of the alamoron specimens found so far are no more than 30 tons, but some fossils unearthed in New Mexico in recent years suggest that Alamosaurus may have also had a very frightening body shape. The fossil evidence is a huge tibia with enough feet
Note: Restoration of the bones of the Alamorosaurus, drawn by Scott
Illustration: The largest specimen of Alamoron (first from left) scott draws
Caption: Ala molo and Tyrannosaurus rex, image from the internet
Puertasaurus
Once considered the most likely giant Titanosaurus to surpass Argentinosaurus, It had the widest dorsal vertebrae of any current vertebrate and was reachable
Photo note: Fossil vertebrae of Pultalong, picture from the internet
Illustration: Puerta dragons drawn by different authors, the authors are rand and Scott from top to bottom
Tidal dragon (paralititan)
Tidal dragons are one of the largest animals that have ever existed on the African continent and have one
Note: Skeleton restoration of Tidal Dragon
Southern Colossus (notocolossus)
Southern Colossosaurs are newly discovered giant Titanosaurs in recent years, with vertebrae second only in width to Pultaurus and the largest Titanosaurus humerus (
Note: Restoration of the bones of the Southern Colossus
Photo note: Southern Colossosaurus researcher Bernardo j.gonzález riga and Colossus Colossus humerus fossils, image from the Internet
Antarctosaurus
The femur of "antarctosaurus giganteus (in fact this species is likely to be a new genus independent of Antarctica)" at the contemporaneous site of "antarctosaurus giganteus" was shorter and more slender than Patagonosaurus, and theoretically should be smaller than Patagonosaurus, and Paul also believed that "Giant Antarcticosaurus" should be smaller than Patagonosaurus, Southern Colossiosaurus, etc.
Image note: Fossil femur of "Giant Antarctic Dragon", picture from the Internet
Image note: The skeleton of the "Giant Antarctic Dragon" is reconstructed, and the image is from the network
Supersaurus
Superosaurus was a very large lepidontosaur dinosaur and one of the longest dinosaurs currently presented with sufficient fossil evidence (35
Illustration: The skeleton of the super dragon is restored, and the paleo_king drawn
Ruyangosaurus
Paul's article does not mention Ruyang Dragon, perhaps because this latest data from Asian rookies is still little known to foreigners. By comparing it with the Batago Dragon, it can be found that although the body length is all
Illustration: The skeleton of The Ruyang Dragon is restored and paleo_king drawn
Along with the Ruyang dragon , the " Huanghetitan " ruyangensis " ( probably a new genus ) came from China , with rib lengths almost comparable to the length of the longest ribs of the Batago dragon , and the size of the hip bones was close , so it can also be inferred that the Yellow River dragon also had a large body.
Illustration: The skeleton of the Yellow River dragon is restored, and the paleo_king drawn
In the third issue of the Giant Sauropod Dinosaur Rankings, we introduced the dragons in the second echelon, and the next issue will introduce the dinosaurs in the third echelon of the super dragons! Stay tuned...
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