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Patagotitan mayorum might not roll off the tongue like Tyrannosaurus rex or other iconic dinosaur names could, but this recently-dubbed dinosaur just might have been the largest and heaviest animal to ever walk the face of the Earth.
According to National Geographic, the long-necked titanosaur got part of its new name from its place of origin — the area now known as Patagonia in Argentina. Scientists believe that the dinosaur had existed in the Cretaceous era, about 102 million years ago, and might have measured more than 120 feet long and weighed 69 tons. That makes it just about as heavy as the combined weight of 12 African elephants, which are currently the largest land-dwelling animals in existence.