Just last week, a newly discovered dinosaur named Dreadnoughtus schrani laid claim to the title of world’s largest terrestrial animal. But how big is that, exactly?
https://gizmodo.com/dreadnoughtus-a-newly-discovered-supermassive-dinosaur-1630593552
Thanks to the BBC, you don’t have to puzzle over it. This handy visualization plots both size and weight of a selection of dinosaurs, all compared to a Boeing 737-900. Turns out that Dreadnoughtus schrani was heavier than the airplane and not a dissimilar length. Which is frankly terrifying. [BBC via Flowing Data]
