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5 September 2014updated 27 Sep 2015 3:52am

Newly-discovered dinosaur is the biggest land animal found so far

Dreadnoughtus schrani, which walked the earth 77 million years ago, is the largest land animal ever known – dwarfing such monsters as Diplodocus and Tyrranosaurus Rex.

By Fiona Rutherford

Palaeontologists have discovered the remains of an enormous dinosaur believed to be one of the largest animals to ever walk the planet – Dreadnoughtus schrani, named after the dreadnaught battleships which were said to “fear nothing but God”.

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