A 7-meter-long monster "rises" in the middle of a farm.

(NLĐO) - The Chadisitan calvoi monster roamed the Earth approximately 78 million years ago.

A research team led by paleontologist Federico Agnolin from the Bernardino Rivadavia Museum of Natural Sciences of Argentina has identified a completely new species of prehistoric monster found on a farm near the city of General Roca, Río Negro province, Argentina.

It is a geographically complex area with stretches of barren land interspersed with hills, and a treasure trove of Cretaceous fossils.

A prehistoric monster belonging to the sauropod group of dinosaurs - AI illustration: Thu Anh

The newly discovered creature has been named Chadititan calvoi, a species never before recorded anywhere in the world and belonging to the Tinanosaurus family, the largest branch of sauropod dinosaurs in the world.

Although Chadititan calvoi is identified as a "small" species within the guardian lizard family, it still reached a length of 7 meters.

Like all sauropod dinosaurs, it possessed a very long neck, a heavy body, four legs as thick as pillars, a long tail... and was a gentle herbivore.

Preliminary analysis suggests the creature roamed the planet approximately 78 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, according to a description in the scientific journal Revista del Museo Argentino Ciencias Naturales.

In addition to Chadititan calvoi, the authors also unearthed a new set of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils in the same area.

According to Sci-News , they include sharks, lungfish, turtles, crocodiles, dinosaurs, snails, and clams deposited in a small pond, surrounded by sand dunes and palm trees in an arid environment.

Therefore, they had a great opportunity to recreate the ancient environment of this area, with its rich fauna spanning multiple periods.

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