‘World’s biggest dinosaur’ roars into London

<p>The biggest dinosaur ever discovered will have its likeness put on display at London’s Natural History Museum.</p><p>So, how did this 101-million-year-old fearsome vegetarian arrive in the capital?</p><p>It’s actually a youngster in archaeology terms after being dug up in Patagonia in 2010, and is now on loan to London from colleagues in Argentina.</p><p>At 37 metres long and 5m tall, the Titanosaur dwarfs the NHM's previous largest sauropod, much-loved Dippy the diplodocus.</p><p>Patagotitan mayorum - its Latin name - is also 12m longer than Hope, the blue whale skeleton on display in the museum’s Hintze Hall.</p><p>In fact, it was so big that a researcher was seen noticeably shorter when photographed laying next to the dinosaur's half-ton thigh bone.</p><p>Now, the titanosaur will take up residence in the Waterhouse Gallery, with 280 original bones cast from the Patagonia dig.</p><p>The Leader speaks with Sinéad Marron, the Natural History Museum’s Titanosaur exhibition lead.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>