The fossilized bone of a large dinosaur was discovered in 2006 on an Australian farm, a thousand kilometers west of Brisbane, in the Eromanga Basin, and the skeleton was named “Cooper”, and after him named “The River in Queensland.
The skeleton was officially identified as a specimen of a new species, which was given the name Coprensis AustraliaAnd one of the largest animals to walk on Earth. This dinosaur belongs to the group of titanosaurs that lived almost one hundred million years ago. Specimens of this group of long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs are found on all continents.
Scientists estimate it was 5 to 6.5 meters high and 25 to 30 meters long, making it the largest known Australian dinosaur. “If we believe the limb size comparison, this new titanosaur is one of the five largest in the world.”said Robin Mackenzie of the Iromanga Museum of Natural History in southwest Queensland.
‘Very long process’
The discovery was initially kept secret while researchers patiently excavated the site. The skeleton was first shown to the public in 2007. Scott Hocknall, a paleontologist at the Queensland Museum, explained that the assertion that Cooper did belong to a new species was the result of ‘Long and tedious process’. The study, which included 3-D comparisons of Cooper’s bones with those of his relatives, was published Monday, June 7 in the scientific journal. Berg.
Many other dinosaur bones have been found in the same area, Hocknoll said, adding that more excavations were needed. “Discoveries like this are just the tip of the iceberg.”, She says. The largest dinosaur known to date is bathing suit, ‘Titan Patagonia’, discovered in Argentina and described in 2017. Paleontologists estimate that it could weigh around 70 tons, equivalent to about ten African elephants, and be about 37 meters long and 8 meters long when melted.
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