Date: 27/10/2016 05:49:40
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 973035
Subject: New Australian Sauropod

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-21/new-aussie-dinosaur-was-titanic/7950674

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep34467

From Winton in Qld. The creature is called Savannasaurus elliottorum.

Bones discovered:

Where to find Cretaceous dinosaur bones in Qld.

Sauropod Evolution, showing Savannasaurus in context.

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Date: 27/10/2016 10:15:53
From: dv
ID: 973058
Subject: re: New Australian Sauropod

Now if it were really “new”, that would be news

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Date: 27/10/2016 11:14:08
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 973095
Subject: re: New Australian Sauropod

dv said:


Now if it were really “new”, that would be news

By “new” do you mean still alive and wandering around?

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Date: 27/10/2016 11:18:50
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 973099
Subject: re: New Australian Sauropod

bob(from black rock) said:


dv said:

Now if it were really “new”, that would be news

By “new” do you mean still alive and wandering around?

Making a lot of noise, and doing more damage than our politicians?

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Date: 27/10/2016 13:09:48
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 973227
Subject: re: New Australian Sauropod

dv said:


Now if it were really “new”, that would be news

Is new, so far as I can tell. Previous sauropods in Australia have been Austrosaurus, discovered 1933, Diamantinasaurus matilda and Wintonotitan in 2008.

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