New dinosaur species Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis
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Paleontologists have identified a new dinosaur species named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, discovered in Thailand. This long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur lived between 100 million and 120 million years ago and may be the largest dinosaur found in Southeast Asia. The discovery was made after a local man spotted unusual rocks near a pond, which turned out to be fossilized bones.
- ▪Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis is a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in Thailand during the Cretaceous period.
- ▪The dinosaur likely measured over 88 feet long and weighed nearly 30 tons.
- ▪The fossils were discovered in 2016 and the project resumed in 2023 with funding from the National Geographic Society.
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Cool Finds A Man Spotted Strange-Looking Rocks Near a Pond in Thailand. They Turned Out to Be the Bones of a Massive New Dinosaur Species Paleontologists have dubbed the long-necked, plant-eating creature “Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis.” It’s the 14th named dinosaur from Thailand, and it might be the biggest one ever found in Southeast Asia Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent May 15, 2026 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Thailand between 100 million and 120 million years ago. Patchanop Boonsai Paleontologists in Thailand have identified a new dinosaur—and it may be the largest one ever unearthed in Southeast Asia.
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