World's Largest Plant Eating Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina

Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of what might be the largest plant eating dinosaur that ever roamed the earth.

The fossil of the unnamed largest dinosaur was found in Argentina's remote Patagonia region. The paleontologists suspect it to be a new species of Titanosaur, the long necked and long-tailed sauropod that existed some 90 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period, reports Agence France-Presse.

The massive dinosaur weighed more than the weight of 14 African elephants and measured nearly 130 feet in length.  The fossilized femur was larger in length than any of the paleontologists.  

Apart from the huge femur, the team also got its hands on fossilized remains of nearly 7 different dinosaurs. The team expects to discover more bones at the site as just one-fifth of the site has been explored.  This latest find offers light on the prehistoric life, according to AFP.

It was in the year 2011 that a farm worker accidentally stumbled upon the fossil remains in the Patagonian province of Chubut that is located nearly 1,300 kilometers South of Buenos Aires.  Initially just a 2.4 meter long leg bone was found. Further digging conducted in 2013 led to the discovery of complete bones of the tail, torso and neck.  Amalgamation of these remains provided a picture of what the species looked like.

"This is the most complete discovery of this type of giant dinosaur in the world, a momentous discovery for science," said Jose Luis Carballido, one of eight scientists who participated in the research.

This massive beast is believed to have roamed the forests of Patagonia 95-100 million years ago. 

"The remains are quite complete, so the size and weight estimates have good precision," José Luis Carballido, a dinosaur specialist at the museum, told NBC News. "If there ever was a larger one, it remains to be seen."

The largest dinosaur known till date in Argentina is the Argentinosaurus that measured 36.6 meters in length. This was also discovered in Patagonia.