{"id":6441,"date":"2022-06-10T15:01:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T15:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/largest-land-predator-scientists-unearth-london-bus-sized-dinosaur"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T16:10:59","slug":"largest-land-predator-scientists-unearth-london-bus-sized-dinosaur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/largest-land-predator-scientists-unearth-london-bus-sized-dinosaur","title":{"rendered":"Largest Land Predator? Scientists Unearth London Bus-Sized Dinosaur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The title of the largest land predator that ever walked the Earth currently belongs to the Spinosaurus &#8211; a dinosaur which lived around 90-100 million years ago. Scientists from the UK\u2019s University of Southampton have discovered the remains of what could be the largest land predator that ever roamed the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The fossils have been found on the Isle of Wight. They are believed to belong to a two-legged, crocodile-faced, predatory spinosaurid dinosaur that was about 10 metres long &#8211; a size easily comparable with a London Bus.<\/p>\n<p>The remains of potentially the world\u2019s biggest land predator have not received a formal scientific name as there are too few fossils for one to be designated so far. Researchers hope that additional remains will &#8220;turn up in time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Among the bones that have been found are a pelvic and tail vertebrae, both of which were described as &#8220;huge&#8221;. Most of the Isle of Wight fossils have been discovered by Nick Chase &#8211; a dinosaur hunter who died shortly before the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Until more is known about the newly-discovered dinosaur, Spinosaurus continues to hold the trophy as the biggest predator to have ever walked the Earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The title of the largest land predator that ever walked the Earth currently belongs to the Spinosaurus &#8211; a dinosaur which lived around 90-100 million years ago. Scientists from the UK\u2019s University of Southampton have discovered the remains of what could be the largest land predator that ever roamed the Earth. 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