Scientists have announced the discovery of the largest dinosaur fossil in Southeast Asia in Thailand, adding new insight into the ancient ecosystem of the region.
According to the study, the new dinosaur species has been named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis and lived approximately 113 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. The area it inhabited is today's Chaiyaphum Province in Thailand, which at the time was an arid region with meandering rivers.
The excavated fossil fragments indicate that the adult animal reached a length of up to 27 meters, equivalent to a nine-story building. This herbivorous dinosaur typically stretched its neck to feed on tree tops and faced little threat from predators due to its enormous size.
This discovery provides important information about the evolution and distribution of large dinosaurs in Southeast Asia and confirms Thailand as one of the world's hotspots for paleontology.
