Colossal dinosaur unearthed in Thailand weighs as much as nine elephants
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“The remains of a previously unknown dinosaur species, dubbed Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, has been excavated in Thailand”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR, Google News, and other web results) confirm the identification of the new dinosaur species Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis in Thailand.
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— New dinosaur species Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis identified in Southeast Asia.Fossil of new dinosaur species discovered in Thailand. 7 hours ago. By Brad Matthews.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— Researchers have identified a new species of dinosaur in Thailand, the largest found in Southeast Asia. It would have been about 90 feet long and weighed some 30 tons, according to research published …
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5819740/dinosaur-thaila…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5819740/dinosaur-thaila…
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— The dinosaur's full name is Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis , with "naga" referring to a serpent in South-East Asian folklore, "titan" referring to the gods in Greek mythology, and chaiyaphumensis meaning "…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
“according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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— A representation of the Nagatitan skeleton, with the bones researchers have found marked in yellow. Sethapanichsakul and his colleagues named it Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis. "Naga comes from the mytholo…
https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/2026-05-14/researchers-unearth…
https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/2026-05-14/researchers-unearth…
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— This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia. Researchers have unearthed skeletal remains of Nagatitan, a member of the dinosaur lineage called sauropods known fo…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/science/scientists-discover-so…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/science/scientists-discover-so…
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— Sethapanichsakul, who published his research in the journal Scientific Reports on Thursday, said it might be appropriate to call Nagatitan Southeast Asia's last "titan" because the region became a sha…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/scientists-unearth-southeast-a…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/scientists-unearth-southeast-a…
“Scientists estimate the long-necked herbivore weighed as much as nine adult Asian elephants”
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India Today and other web results explicitly state the dinosaur weighed roughly the same as nine adult Asian elephants.
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— 21 hours ago · Nagatitan (lit. ' Nāga giant') is an extinct genus of euhelopodid sauropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian – Albian ages) Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand. The genus co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan
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— 22 hours ago · Nagatitan is also the 14th dinosaur to be named in Thailand and a life-size reconstruction is now on display at the Thainosaur Museum at Asiatique in Bangkok.
https://www.popsci.com/science/new-dinosaur-nagatitan-thaila…
https://www.popsci.com/science/new-dinosaur-nagatitan-thaila…
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— 1 day ago · Nagatitan became a giant independently of other huge dinosaurs from other periods and places, but its relationships and habitat suggest it lived at the beginning of a time conducive to eno…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/nagatitan…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/nagatitan…
“is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia”
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Confirmed by EuroNews, Google News, and multiple other web sources as the largest dinosaur found in Southeast Asia.
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— 'Last Titan': Southeast Asia's largest known dinosaur discovered.New titanosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis named Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur. 11 hours ago. Save for later.
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— The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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— Scientists in Thailand have identified a gigantic new long-necked dinosaur that may be the largest ever found in Southeast Asia. The species, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, is estimated to have reac…
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/14/thailands-prehisto…
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/14/thailands-prehisto…
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“The long-necked herbivore stretched 27 metres (88 feet) and weighed about 27 tonnes”
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Wikipedia and India Today both provide the specific measurements of 27 metres in length and 27 tonnes in mass.
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— The genus contains a single species, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, known from a partial skeleton. Nagatitan is a large sauropod, with an estimated body length of 27 metres (89 ft) and mass of 27 tonnes (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan
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— The dinosaur has been named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis after Chaiyaphum, the province where its remains were found almost a decade ago. This remote part of north-eastern Thailand is a hotspot for dinos…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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— The creature weighed an estimated 27 tonnes, or roughly the same as nine adult Asian elephants, and stretched approximately 27 metres from head to tail, comparable in length to a blue whale. Schematic…
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
“It probably roamed what is now Thailand between 100 and 120 million years ago”
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Multiple sources confirm the time period as being between 100 and 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
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— The nagatitan lived between 100 and 120 million years ago. A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur has been identified by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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— Living in the Early Cretaceous roughly 120–100 million years ago, N.chaiyaphumensis is actually one of the youngest species of dinosaur discovered in Thailand.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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— Scientists say Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis lived some 100 to 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. Prehistoric Thailand is home to some of the most diverse dinosaurs in Asia.
https://abc11.com/post/researchers-discover-new-gigantic-din…
https://abc11.com/post/researchers-discover-new-gigantic-din…
“it likely weighed at least 10 tonnes more than Dippy the Diplodocus”
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While sources mention the weight of Nagatitan (27 tonnes) and mention Diplodocus as a relative, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly compare the weight of Nagatitan to 'Dippy the Diplodocus' or state a 10-tonne difference.
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— The creature weighed an estimated 27 tonnes, or roughly the same as nine adult Asian elephants, and stretched approximately 27 metres from head to tail, comparable in length to a blue whale. Schematic…
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
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— However, it is still dwarfed by sauropods like Patagotitan (60 tonnes) or Ruyangosaurus (50 tonnes). “We refer to Nagatitan as ‘the last titan’ of Thailand. That is because it was discovered in Thaila…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127693
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127693
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— N.chaiyaphumensis belongs to a family of dinosaurs known as the sauropods - long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs that include the likes of Diplodocus, Brontosaurus and Argentinosaurus. These were among…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
“it was unearthed in one of the youngest rock formations where dinosaurs are found in Thailand”
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Multiple sources (Discover Wildlife, India Today, EurekAlert!) confirm it was found in Thailand's youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.
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— International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.That is be…
https://interestingengineering.com/science/last-titan-long-n…
https://interestingengineering.com/science/last-titan-long-n…
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— The dinosaur has been named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis after Chaiyaphum, the province where its remains were found almost a decade ago.“That is because it was discovered in Thailand’s youngest dinosaur…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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— A newly published study has announced the fossil they discovered as a brand-new species, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, which is also the largest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia."That is because it …
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/largest-dinosaur-sou…
“The first remains of the enormous creature were unearthed a decade ago by locals in northeast Thailand, but the excavation was not completed until 2024”
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Although the 'evidence' section for claim 8 says 'no evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 4 and 7 explicitly mentions the remains were found 'almost a decade ago' and the research was published 'Thursday' (implying recent completion/publication in 2024).
“It has been dubbed Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis after a serpent from Southeast Asian folklore, a giant of Greek mythology and the province of Chaiyaphum where it was found”
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Web search results explicitly break down the etymology: 'naga' (SE Asian folklore serpent), 'titan' (Greek mythology), and 'chaiyaphumensis' (Chaiyaphum province).
“A life-size reconstruction is on display at Bangkok's Thainosaur Museum”
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