Fossil find after fossil find has shown that dinosaurs were a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with some of the most substantial morphological variations of any animal in the terrestrial world. While the largest towered over the treetops, the smallest resembled nothing more than tiny, scampering lizards, not a full inch from tip to tail.
According to a press release, paleontologists have found the fossils of what appears to be the biggest dinosaur ever discovered in Europe. Probably a sauropod, the dinosaur stood approximately 40 feet tall and spanned approximately 80 feet long.
Around five years ago, after the sighting of several fossilized fragments on a private property in Pombal, Portugal, a team of scientists started their search. This August, they found the fossilized ribs of a large sauropod — a long-legged, long-necked dinosaur with a love of leafy greens. As they continued their digging, they soon realized that ...
