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The largest sauropod in Europe was discovered in Portugal – See photos

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Research Shows 25 Meter Animal Lived 100-160 Million Years Ago – Found In Back Yard Of Home By Owner

You are sitting in your yard and enjoying the greenery when your eye catches something strange… In a few moments, a 160 million year old story emerges through tons of soil! In the backyard of a homeowner in Portugalthe skeleton of the largest sauropod in history was found by chance, which lived before 160 million years.

The 25 meter long sauropod it was discovered by the homeowner in the back yard when he noticed a huge volume of “stone” under the soil. In his attempt to remove the “stone” mass, he found that this “stone” was unlike any other he had come across. Then he realized that it was not a stone, but the skeleton of a huge animal.

A special team of paleontologists rushed to the scene, who started research, finding that the skeleton belongs to a huge sauropod, which lived 100-160 million years ago. It is the largest of its kind ever found, not only in Europe, but in the whole world.

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Sauropod in Portugal

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