Dinosaur’s neck was nearly 50 feet long

A dinosaur species that lived more than 160 million years ago in what is now China had a neck that was about 49.5 feet long, according to a new study. It was more than six times the length of a modern giraffe’s neck and about 10 feet longer than a standard school bus. The species, Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, was a sauropod, a type of dinosaur known for its large body and long neck and tail. Sauropods are the largest land animals ever known to exist. Their long neck helped them gather food while staying in one spot. It may have also given them more surface area on their body, which helped them release heat and stay cool. Mamenchisaurus was discovered when fossils (impressions or traces of ancient plants and animals preserved…

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