TOP 10 BIGGEST DINOSAURS Ever!

TOP 10 BIGGEST DINOSAURS Ever!

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Top 10 biggest dinosaurs ever
In terms of mass, Earth’s largest mammal is the blue whale. Weighing approximately 136 metric tons (150 tons) and growing to a length of more than 98 feet, it is also the largest animal that ever lived. But growing conditions are different in the ocean. What about the largest land animal?
Today the elephant holds the title, but if we reach back into history, we can find even larger creatures. Many of the dinosaurs from about 252 million to 66 million years ago were longer and more massive than modern elephants, hippopotamuses, and rhinoceroses.
The largest dinosaurs of the era were the sauropods, a collection of four-legged herbivorous species that possessed long necks and tails. A sauropod subgroup called the Titanosauria contained the largest sauropods. Titanosaurs fossils have been found on every continent on the planet and it’s safe to say population was booming.
Welcome to Mind Read and today we bring you a top 10 list of the biggest dinosaurs ever. Before we begin, make sure to subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon to get notified every time we make a new video.
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10. Quetzalcoatlus
Quetzalcoatlus dominated the skies of North America at the end of the Dinosaur Age and flew high over such famous creatures as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. As tall as a giraffe, the biggest Quetzalcoatlus species were also the largest of all flying creatures. They were the ultimate in pterosaur evolution.
The biggest fossil of this flying reptile was found to be around 50 ft. in length and the creature would have weighed in at around 500 pounds. However, further studies and more fossils found suggest that on average, these reptiles would measure in at about 33 to 36 ft. in length.
When on land, scientists believe that the Quetzalcoatlus would walk on all four limbs, you may ask how? Well, by folding down its wings and using them as its front limbs. And like all flying reptiles, they launched off the ground in a four-footed leap. This launch style was supported by an immense amount of power. Quetzalcoatlus’ torso, though small in comparison to its body, was very dense and packed with huge muscles. A single leap could get one of these giants into the air, and it needed just a few flaps to keep it aloft.
They could likely travel nonstop for 16,000 kilometers after launching, only rarely flapping to keep themselves in the air and to steer their path. Its short wings were not just thin membranes of skin, but densely packed muscle fibers called actinofibrils. Like all other pterosaurs, Quetzalcoatlus was warm-blooded and had an incredible metabolism to power its lifestyle.
9. Gigantoraptor
Despite having a name sure to inspire nightmares, the Gigantoraptor isn’t a “raptor” in the traditional sense, but rather an oviraptorosaurian that lived near the end of the Cretaceous period. It is estimated to have been more than 16 feet tall and weigh nearly two tons.
Based on those measurements, one might assume that this big creature wreaked havoc on its fellow dinosaurs, but this may not have been the case, as a fossil of its jaw revealed that it actually had no teeth. Since its initial discovery in 2001, the Gigantoraptor has raised more questions than it has answered, but we can say one thing with certainty – it’s the biggest known bird-like dino discovered so far in history.
It is still debated across the globe whether the creature was feathered or not, but it is believed that it was omnivorous and may have been the prehistoric relative of modern day birds that have no teeth, but sharp claws just like their distant prehistoric relative.
8. Titanoceratops
Another massive dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, the Titanoceratops is one of the biggest horned dinosaurs ever. This beast weighed approximately 15,000 pounds, and measured roughly 22.3 feet from head to tail. Adding to both was its massive 8-foot head.
Although it isn’t known for sure, it is likely that this massive head helped make males more attractive to females. Titanoceratops also claimed the title of oldest specie of herbivore dinosaurs. Studies have shown that this giant inhabited the North American regions and reproduced by laying eggs. We’re pretty sure, prehistoric Homo sapiens would have stolen a few of those eggs to make omelets.
7. Magnapaulia
When you think of enormous creatures, a duck likely isn’t the first, or even the hundredth thing that comes to mind. Well… meet the Magnapaulia, a platypus-looking dino that’ll make you think twice about all duck-billed creatures. Living during the Late Cretaceous period, this duck-billed dinosaur was roughly 50 feet long and weighed up to 25 tons