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Biggest Dinosaurs that ever lived on this planet

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Of course every one know some of the most popular Dino's but that does not mean that they are also the biggest Dino's that ever lived on this planet. In fact the best known carnivore, the T-Rex, may look like the scariest dinosaur of them all, and has been crown a the king of the Dino's. He's not the biggest predator of that time, as you will discover. We sorted out the 4 biggest dinosaurs ever discovered by category. Giganotosaurus , the biggest carnivore Gigantosaurus The Giganotosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina, during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 98 to 97 million years ago. He's considered to be the biggest carnivore that ever lived on this planet. The holotype specimen was discovered in the Candeleros Formation of Patagonia in 1993, and is almost 70% complete. The animal was named Giganotosaurus carolinii. In 1995, the genus name translates as ‘giant southern lizard’ and the spec...

Vis fossiel uit Cap Blanc Nez

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Fossiel van een vis Dit fossiel is afkomstig uit de kalkrotsen aan de kust van Cap Blanc Nez in Frankrijk. Daar worden vele fossielen en afdrukken van fossielen teruggevonden langs het strand of op de witte rotsen die uitsteken boven de zee. De meeste fossielen die men er aan treft zijn ammonieten. Op de foto zie je klein versteent visje die half gekristalliseerd werd tijdens het vormen van deze enorme kalkrotsen. De kalkrotsen werden miljoenen jaren geleden gevormd nog voor de dinosauriërs leefden want ammonieten en vissen waren de eerst levende wezens in de zee. Op de aarde regeerde tot dan toe enkel planten en bomen.