New dinosaur species is largest found in Australia, scientists say

Scientists on Monday announced they have identified a new species of dinosaur that is the largest ever found in Australia.

The giant sauropod was officially named the Australotitan cooperensis, or “the southern titan” by researchers in Eromanga, Queensland, according to a study published in the journal PeerJ. The second part of its name, cooperensis, refers to the nearby Cooper Creek in western Queensland where the fossils were found in 2007. 

Experts say the dinosaur was estimated to have…