Researchers discover a new dinosaur in Thailand called Nagatitan
May 19, 2026
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as posted by the channelResearchers have discovered a new dinosaur species in Thailand. It’s the largest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia.
The dinosaur would have been about 90 feet long and weighed about 30 tons. It was a sauropod, a type of dinosaur that eats plants and has a long neck and tail. Nagatitan lived between 100 to 120 million years ago. It gives clues about how dinosaurs got even bigger later on.
It is the 14th named dinosaur discovered in Thailand, and experts are excited about the expanding fossil record from the region.
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