Dreadnoughtus schrani,The dinosaur heavier than a BOEING 737: New species discovered that weighed a staggering 65 TONS

A supermassive dinosaur measuring 85ft (26m) long and weighing 59,300kg (about 65 tons) has been discovered by scientists.

The skeleton of the Dreadnoughtus schrani, seven times bigger than T-Rex, is also the most complete skeleton ever found of its type, with more than 70 per cent of its bones - excluding the head.

Because all previously discovered supermassive dinosaurs are only known from partial remains, Dreadnoughtus offers an unprecedented window into the largest animals to ever walk on Earth.

Gentle giant: The new supermassive dinosaur (artist's impression, pictured) measured 85ft (26 metres) long and weighed around 65 tons when it was alive, say scientists

Dr Kenneth Lacovara, associate professor at Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, who discovered the fossil, said: 'Dreadnoughtus schrani was astoundingly huge.

THE BIGGEST DINOSAUR 

In May scientists in Argentina revealed they had found the fossilised bones of the biggest dinosaur of all time. 

Scientists believe the species of titanosaur weighed in at 170,000 pounds, as heavy as 14 African elephants.

A local farm worker found the remains which were captured by the BBC's Natural History unit.

The fossils were then excavated by a team of palaeontologists from the Museum of Palaeontology Egidio Feruglio, led by Dr Jose Luis Carballido and Dr Diego Pol.

They unearthed the partial skeletons of seven individuals - about 150 bones in total - all in 'remarkable condition'.

According to the measurements of its gigantic thigh bones, the herbivore would have been 130ft (40m) long and 65ft (20m) tall. 

'It weighed as much as a dozen African elephants or more than seven T-Rex.

'Shockingly, skeletal evidence shows that when this 65-ton specimen died, it was not yet full grown. 

'It is by far the best example we have of any of the most giant creatures to ever walk the planet.'

The fossil skeleton was found in southern Patagonia in Argentina according to the journal Scientific Reports from the Nature Publishing Group.

The new dinosaur belongs to a group of large plant eaters known as titanosaurs, and the fossil was unearthed over four field seasons from 2005 through to 2009.

More than 100 elements of the Dreadnoughtus skeleton are represented from the type specimen, including most of the vertebrae from the 30-foot (nine metres) long tail, a neck vertebra with a diameter of over a yard (0.9 metres), scapula, numerous ribs, toes, a claw, a small section of jaw and a single tooth.-READ MORE