Discovered the skeleton of dinosaurs 71 million years ago

Argentine archaeologists have discovered a nearly intact large skeleton of Titanosaurus, a long-necked herbivore that lived 71 million years ago.

According to archaeological geologist Bernardo Gonzalez Riga, the strange thing is that this skeleton still holds the joints, it seems that the animal has fallen and been stored in that position.

Gonzalez said the scientists discovered traces of a leg with the toes and nails preserved in a rare condition, as well as the back bone, tail and part of the pelvis.

These findings are very rare, because only one or two species of Titanosauruses with complete legs were discovered in the world.

Mr. Gonzalez is a professor at Cuyo University, one of two universities participating in the excavation of skeletons.

The skeleton was discovered while German oil company Wintershall Energy was exploring oil potential in Nuequen province, where many archaeological objects were discovered.

An initial examination of the bones showed that this was a long neck dinosaur about 10 meters in size, weighing about 12 tons. This giant plant-eating species grows to 35m long in adulthood, living in the late Cretaceous about 83-65 million years ago.

The almost complete skeleton from the ribs to the tail, with no signs of head and neck, seems to have been erased after millions of years.

The fossils were brought to Lago Barreales archaeological center in the province of Neuquen for analysis.