New dinosaur species discovered in Australia, one of world’s biggest

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new dinosaur species in Australia, one of the largest found in the world, more than a decade after cattle farmers first uncovered bones of the animal.

The plant-eating sauropod lived in the Cretaceous period between 92 million and 96 million years ago when Australia was attached to Antartica, according to a research paper published on Monday.

Paleontologists estimated the dinosaur reached a height of 5-6.5 meters at the hip and 25-30 meters in length, making it as long as a basketball court and as tall as a two storey building.

That makes the new …