The remains of a massive new species of long-necked herbivorous dinosaur were found in Patagonia by Argentine paleontologists, who claim the creature is one of the biggest ever found.

The discovery at the Pueblo Blanco Nature Reserve was made by researchers in 2018, and was announced on Thursday, May 16, 2023. The van transporting the dinosaur's bones to a laboratory in Buenos Aires toppled due to the size of the bones, but no one was hurt, and the dinosaur's remains were unharmed.

The dinosaur was given the name "Chucarosaurus Diripienda," which means hard-boiled and scrambled, by scientists since it had turned around and survived the crash, according to paleontologist Nicolas Chimento.

The largest dinosaur ever found in the province of Rio Negro, the Chucarosaurus weighs 50 tonnes and is 30 meters in length. It would have coexisted with fish, sea turtles, and predators throughout the Late Cretaceous period.

The 1.90-meter-long femur bone of the Chucarosaurus was divided into three segments, each of which weighed more than 100 kilograms and needed at least three people to pick it up, according to researchers.

The largest plant-eating dinosaurs yet unearthed, including the gigantic Patagotitan mayorum, lived in Patagonia, but scientists are still unsure of why certain species there grew so quickly and, in some cases, did not stop expanding throughout their lifetimes.

Although the sauropod Chucarosaurus equaled other Patagonian giants in height and weight, the traits of its hips, forelimbs, and hindlimbs suggested it was more slender and graceful. This was according to paleontologist Matias Motta.

Argentina, which ranks among the top three countries in the world for research and discoveries, along with China and the United States, has identified about 140 dinosaur species.

Researchers from the Azara Foundation, the National Research Council Conicet, and the Bernardino Rivadavia Museum of Natural Sciences conducted the study with funding from the National Geographic Society.