If you thought we knew all there was to know about prehistoric dinosaurs and their world, then think again.
Paleontologists from Brazil and Argentina have just uncovered fossils of a new, previously undiscovered species of dinosaur in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
Measuring between 32-34 metres, and dating back 88 million years ago to the Cretaceous period, the dinosaur is said to be a member of the Titanosaur family, and belongs to the Lognkosauria genus.
It has been named Futalognkosaurus dukei, which was partly derived from a native Mapuche tribal word meaning "giant chief of dinosaurs", while the word 'dukei' was assigned in recognition of Duke Energy Argentina, which helped finance the excavation site at Lake Barreales, which lies 90 kilometres north of Neuquen, Argentina.
Further details about this amazing discovery can be read here. To see photos from the excavation site, and a reconstruction of the dinosaur itself, click here.
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