New analysis cuts massive dino’s weight in half
Dreadnoughtus maybe wasn’t as dreadful as original estimates suggested
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SIZE CHECK The gigantic dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani may not have weighed as much as scientists thought. A new analysis of bone volume puts the dino’s weight at as little as 22,000 kilograms.
Jennifer Hall