Big Bones Found in Brazil
In 1983, Yoshitoshi Myzobuchi discovered some fossil bones on his farm in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He showed them to a paleontologist in the area who identified the bones as belonging to a titanosaurid dinosaur. After the fossils were gathered, they remained unstudied until 1997. It was then discovered to be a new kind of sauropod. This Gondwanatitan faustoi specimen is the most complete sauropod ever found in Brazil.
OLOGY CARD 007
Series: Extinct Animal
Gondwanatitan faustoi
Some members of the titanosaur group were giants, at about 30 meters (100 feet) long. Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long. It was discovered in Brazil in the early 1980s.
Image credits: main image, Rick Spears.