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What was the BEFORE THE DINOSAURS Long before the dinosaurs,

biggest dinosaur? there were no large animals
on land—but there were in
the oceans. Pterygotus, a
giant sea scorpion that lived
400 million years ago, grew
to 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) long—
bigger than an adult human.

The small head did
not contain heavy jaws
The bones were discovered in Argentina in for chewing food—
2012 and the species was named Patagotitan titanosaurs simply
mayorum. Its bones were not fully grown, so gulped it down.
there could be even bigger dinosaurs out there!

Its long neck meant that the
titanosaur could eat from the
ground or from trees. It had to
eat a lot—a dumpster full of
vegetation every day.

New titanosaur Double-decker bus
122 ft (37 m) long 31.2 ft (9.5 m) long

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