'Walking hoover' Patagotitan mayorum could be the biggest animal that ever walked the planet. Now it is the highlight at a new Natural History Museum showon the mighty titanosaurs
had to keep chewing during slumber in order to maintain its 57 tonne bodyweight, scientists believe.
That being said, it would be advisable not to stand downwind, as they fermented their food in vast quantities, producing huge amounts of methane as a byproduct. “But on the plus side, there are lots of plants and you don’t have to run after them, so it’s an abundant food source that is relatively easy to get. By contrast, meat is high energy food source but much harder to get hold of. You can sometimes go a long time between meals, so it’s a trade off.”
It is the most complete fossil skeleton of a “mega-dino”‘ ” ever to be assembled and the cast weighs 2.7 tonnes.
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