TOP 10 Largest DINOSAURS EVER

TOP 10 Largest DINOSAURS EVER

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TOP 10 Largest DINOSAURS EVER
Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago yet we just can’t seem to get enough of their sizes. Of course, there were smaller species but the big guys get our attention all the time.
While scientists can’t seem to agree on the specific approximations of weight, height, and length, the available ranges paint a rough picture of just how huge these extinct reptiles were.
And in today’s video, we bring you some of the biggest dinosaur species. Let’s check them out.
#10 Supersaurus
Supersaurus is a genus that boasts of some of the largest species ever. The herbivorous monsters lived in present-day North America in the Late Jurassic period more than 150 million years ago. According to estimates, Supersaurus might have reached lengths of between 33 and 34 meters and weighed in at 36 tonnes maximum.
The genus first came to light in 1972 when a fossil of one of the members was excavated from the Dry Mesa Quarry in Colorado. Several bones were uncovered in this find including tail vertebrae, a shoulder girdle, and an ischium.
Though the fossil wasn’t officially named immediately, it came to be described simply as Supersaurus a year after the excavation. Proper description and classification were done in 1985.
Perhaps the major distinguishing characteristic of Supersaurus was their super long neck that was quite common in sauropods.
#9 Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus was a genus of some of the biggest carnivorous dinosaurs in history. The sizes varied greatly with the species though.
The bigger ones averaged 13 meters in length and weighed in at 15 tonnes. The smaller ones, on the other hand, averaged 11 meters and could weigh 5 tonnes.
As flesh-eaters, they had massive jaws and long serrated teeth that did well in subduing prey. The jaws and teeth were so strong that a study conducted by the Royal Tyrrell Museum posited that one of these carnivores could lift 400 kilograms using just the mouth.
With such immense power, these dinosaurs could take on pretty much every animal that crossed their range during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
#8 Spinosaurus
The Spinosaurus was the first dinosaur with the ability to swim. This was deduced from its fossil remains which showed remarkable similarities to both prehistoric and modern aquatic and semi-aquatic animals.
It had dense and compact bones, something that has been observed in penguins, short hind limbs just like the early whales and other prehistoric aquatic animals, and a long slender snout that was just the perfect fish-catching tool.
The most unique Spinosaurus feature was a prominent sail that was formed by a series of spines joined by the skin. But the actual use of this sail has never been settled on. Thermoregulation? Or was it just for display? No one really knows. But the two are some of the fronted uses of the sail.
The Spinosaurus lived in modern-day North Africa where it roamed about 112 to 94 million years ago. It first came to be known in the science world in 1912 and described officially. But with the onset of the Second World War, the fossils were destroyed and it was forgotten for quite a while.
This derailed the study of this dinosaur for a while until just recently at the beginning of the century.
Spinosaurus is thought to have weighed between 6 and 8 tonnes and averaged 16 meters in length. This makes it one of the biggest carnivorous dinosaurs ever.
#7 Diplodocus
Diplodocus is a genus famous for some of the longest dinosaur species. For quite some time, members of this genus were considered the longest before, of course, new entrants hit the scene.
One species – Diplodocus carnegii – holds the record for being the longest dinosaur known from a complete skeleton with a total length of 24 meters. The weight was estimated to fall between 11 and 14 tonnes.
Another species – Diplodocus hallorum – had once been dubbed the longest dinosaur ever with a length of 52 meters when it was first described in 1991. The estimation was later reduced to 32 meters after rectifying a mistake made by David Gillette, the discoverer of the dinosaur.
Members of the Diplodocus genus were endemic to North America and lived more than 150 million years ago.

#6 Paralititan
Paralititan stomeri is among the handful dinosaur species that have been described in the 21st century – and also among numerous objects of historical relevance to come out of Egypt.
The dinosaur itself was fully identified in 2001 but excavation parties had been at work a few years prior. Several bones were found including a huge thigh bone about 1.7 meters long and fragments of other skeletal components such as the vertebrae, shoulder blades, and front leg bones.