Another dinosaur name I can’t pronounce.

David was very excited today to learn that paleontologists have discovered a nearly complete fossil of a hitherto unknown species of dinosaur in Patagonia.

The herbivorous Futalognkosaurus dukei measured an estimated 105 feet to 112 feet from head to tail and was as high as a four-storey building. It is one of the three biggest dinosaurs yet found in the world.

And here’s proof that with enough money you can have anything named after you…

Futalognkosaurus dukei’s name is derived from the indigenous Mapuche language meaning “giant chief of the lizards”, and the name of U.S. power company Duke Energy Corp, which financed a large part of the excavation in Argentina.

Tags: dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus

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