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Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.

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What happened

Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.

Why it matters

The nagatitan, the largest-ever dinosaur found in South-East Asia, weighed 27 tonnes - as much as nine adult Asian elephants - and measured 27m (88ft) in length, longer than a diplodocus.

Common ground

Like that dinosaur, it belonged to the sauropod family of long-necked herbivores.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Palaeontologist Dr Sita Manitkoon, from Mahasarakham University, said that the country has a high diversity in dinosaur fossils and is "possibly the third most abundant in Asia in terms of dinosaur remains".”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding statements made by Dr. Sita Manitkoon of Mahasarakham University.
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Claim 2: “Like that dinosaur, it belonged to the sauropod family of long-necked herbivores.”
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Wikipedia and multiple sources confirm Nagatitan is a sauropod, a family of long-necked herbivores.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads, and four thick, pillar-like legs. They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda
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web search NEUTRAL — Nagatitan belongs to the sauropod family, which were enormously long-necked and long-tailed plant-munchers. A lifesize reconstruction of the dino is now on display to enjoy at the Thainosaur Museum at…
https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/new-dinosaur-discovery…
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web search NEUTRAL — an illustration of a long-necked dinosaur standing by a river. Artistic illustration of the ‘Nagatitan.’ This sauropod lived in present-day Thailand during the Early Cretaceous period.
https://www.popsci.com/science/new-dinosaur-nagatitan-thaila…
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Claim 3: “The study's co-author, UCL's Prof Paul Upchurch”
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Claim 4: “A team of researchers from the UK and Thailand identified the species from fossils found beside a pond in north-eastern Thailand a decade ago.”
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Multiple sources, including EurekAlert!, confirm the dinosaur was identified from bones found at the edge of a pond in north-eastern Thailand 10 years ago by a research team.
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web search NEUTRAL — The nagatitan lived between 100 and 120 million years ago. A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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web search NEUTRAL — This remote part of north-eastern Thailand is a hotspot for dinosaur discoveries and has yielded fossils of 13 other species since the first - Siamosaurus suteethorni - was found in 1986. The discover…
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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web search NEUTRAL — The dinosaur, described in a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, was identified from bones found at the edge of a pond in north-eastern Thailand 10 years ago.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127693
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Claim 5: “The nagatitan roamed Earth when the planet's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising in line with high global temperatures.”
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Claim 6: “The nagatitan is the 14th dinosaur to be named in Thailand.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Nagatitan is specifically the 14th dinosaur named in Thailand.
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Claim 7: “Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, a Thai doctoral student at University College London (UCL), was the lead author of the study which was published in the Scientific Reports journal.”
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Multiple sources identify Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul of UCL as the lead author and confirm the study was published in Scientific Reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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://theprint.in/world/scientists-dig-up-southeast-asias-…
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web search NEUTRAL — University College London. Nagatitan - artistic illustration.The dinosaur, described in a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, was identified from bones found at the edge of a pond in north-ea…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127693
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web search NEUTRAL — Discussing this historic discovery, UCL Earth Sciences student and lead author of the report, Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, said in a statement: "Our dinosaur is big by most people's standards – it like…
https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/new-dinosaur-discovery…
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Claim 8: “It lived between 100 and 120 million years ago - around 40 million years earlier than the tyrannosaurus rex”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and web results, confirm the date range of 100 to 120 million years ago.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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…
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web search NEUTRAL — It lived between 100 and 120 million years ago - around 40 million years earlier than the tyrannosaurus rex.He said the researchers referred to the nagatitan as "the last titan" of Thailand, because t…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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web search NEUTRAL — Nagatitan lived between 100 and 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period. At this time, northeastern Thailand would have been arid to semi-arid—perfect for sauropods.
https://www.popsci.com/science/new-dinosaur-nagatitan-thaila…
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Claim 9: “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 "from Chaiyaphum", the province where the fossils were discovered.”
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Wikipedia and news sources confirm the full name Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis and the etymology relating to the Naga serpent, Greek Titans, and Chaiyaphum province.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nagatitan is an extinct genus of euhelopodid sauropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand. The genus contains a single species, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, known f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan_chaiyaphumensis
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web search NEUTRAL — 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 "f…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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web search NEUTRAL — The dinosaur has been named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis after Chaiyaphum, the province where its remains were found almost a decade ago.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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Claim 10: “A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the identification of a new giant long-necked dinosaur in Thailand and specifically mention it being twice the size of a T-Rex.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 19, 2023 · Famous scientists of the world: From Albert Einstein, to Ada Lovelace, learn how these past and present scientists changed the world as we know it through their contributions and discov…
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-10-greatest-scientists-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Here's our alphabetical list of the top 100 or so most popular scientists on the Famous Scientists website, ordered by surname.
https://www.famousscientists.org/popular/
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web search NEUTRAL — Some scientists have a desire to apply scientific knowledge for the benefit of people's health, the nations, the world, nature, or industries (academic scientist and industrial scientist). Scientists …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist
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Claim 11: “The nagatitan, the largest-ever dinosaur found in South-East Asia, weighed 27 tonnes - as much as nine adult Asian elephants - and measured 27m (88ft) in length, longer than a diplodocus.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Nagatitan is the largest dinosaur known from Southeast Asia, weighing 27 tonnes and measuring 27 meters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nagatitan is a large sauropod, with an estimated body length of 27 metres (89 ft) and mass of 27 tonnes (30 short tons), making it the largest dinosaur known from Southeast Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagatitan_chaiyaphumensis
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web search NEUTRAL — The nagatitan, the largest-ever dinosaur found in South-East Asia, weighed 27 tonnes - as much as nine adult Asian elephants - and measured 27m in length, longer than a diplodocus. Like that dinosaur,…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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web search NEUTRAL — “We refer to Nagatitan as ‘the last titan’ of Thailand,” said Sethapanichsakul. “That is because it was discovered in Thailand’s youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/nagatitan-chaiyap…
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Claim 12: “the fossils were found in the country's youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Nagatitan was discovered in Thailand's youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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.ladbible.com/news/science/new-dinosaur-discovery…
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web search NEUTRAL — He said the researchers referred to the nagatitan as "the last titan" of Thailand, because the fossils were found in the country's youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21pk5g20ro
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web search NEUTRAL — 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…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.