Argentinosaurus is a genus of giant sauropod dinosaur that lived during
the Late Cretaceous in what is now Argentina. It was one of the largest
land animals of all time, and possibly the largest, with length
estimates ranging from 30 to 39.7 metres (98 to 130 ft) and weight
estimates from 50 to 100 tonnes (55 to 110 short tons). It was a member
of Titanosauria, the dominant group of sauropods during the Cretaceous.
The first Argentinosaurus bone was discovered in 1987 by a farmer near
the city of Plaza Huincul in the Huincul Formation, which is rich in
dinosaur fossils. A scientific excavation of the site led by the
Argentine palaeontologist José Bonaparte was conducted in 1989,
yielding several back vertebrae and parts of a sacrum—fused vertebrae
between the back and tail vertebrae. Additional specimens include a
complete femur (thigh bone) and the shaft of another. The fragmentary
nature of the remains makes their interpretation difficult.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentinosaurus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1946:
Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust,
attempted to poison SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did
not kill anyone.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakam>
1956:
The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military
commander of the Hòa Hảo religious sect, which ran a de facto state
in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_C%E1%BB%A5t>
1997:
In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to
win the Masters Tournament, breaking its record for the lowest four-
round score.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Department of Redundancy Department:
(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to
needless repetition or excessiveness.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Department_of_Redundancy_Department>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If we do not learn to sacrifice small differences of opinion, we
can never act together. Every man cannot have his way in all things. If
his own opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing
that of others preponderate at others. Without this mutual disposition
we are disjointed individuals, but not a society.
--Thomas Jefferson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson>
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