Scientists have unearthed remains of a massive, plant-eating dinosaur whose neck may have measured twice the length of its body.
Herbivorous dinosaurs called sauropods are noted for their massive bodies and long necks. However, the partial remains of Erketu ellisoni, excavated from 100-to-120-million-year-old sediments in Mongolia, set a new record for neck-to-body proportions among the sauropods, says Daniel T.
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