New diplodocus-like dinosaur identified from a fossil in Uzbekistan Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
Fossils dug up in Uzbekistan reveal a previously-unidentified species of dinosaur that was twice the size of a double decker bus, a new study reveals.
Called Dzharatitanis kingi, the gentle giant measured about 65.6 feet (20 metres) in length and was a cousin of Diplodocus – the largest creature to ever walk the planet.
D. kingi inhabited a coastal plain at the westernmost point of the Asian landmass 100 million years ago when Earth s continents were still bunched together.
The creature had a whip like tail and a long neck, enabling it to reach high into the trees to satisfy its enormous herbaceous appetite.
New diplodocus-like dinosaur identified from a fossil in Uzbekistan
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2021-02-01 14:36:10 GMT2021-02-01 22:36:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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TASHKENT, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) Uzbekistan plans to open its largest gold-mining fields to foreign tourists, in a bid to develop geo-tourism in the resource-rich Central Asian nation.
The Uzbek State Committee for Tourism Development said Monday it is currently studying the possibility of turning the country s largest Amantaytau and Daugiztau gold deposits, in the central Kyzylkum Desert, into tourist attractions, where foreign visitors can watch the process of gold extraction and blasting operations in the mines.
Geo-tourism has been gaining popularity in recent years for the global tourism industry, and Uzbekistan has huge geological and mineralogical advantages in this sector, it said.
Keep calm and carry on cooking – 2020 s best cookbooks
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IT S BEEN a funny old year, and one that saw kitchens – private and professional – under greater duress than ever before.
Back in March, lockdown sent us all to the stove, whether we liked it or not, with everyone somehow having to conjure up three meals a day. Many of us found ourselves redirecting our pandemic-induced fears and worries into the fickle, bubbling lifeform of a sourdough starter, while too many bananas were left out to brown in aid of banana bread.