the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe are being excavated in a back garden in portugal. the fossilised skeleton of a sauropod was discovered in the central city of pombal in 2017 when a man began building work on his house. sauropods were the biggest of all dinosaurs and the largest land animals to have ever lived. palaeontologists say the huge reptile was about 12m tall that s about about 39 feet and 25m or 82 feet long. music now, and britney spears has released herfirst single since being freed from her conservatorship, the legal arrangement which saw her father control most aspects of her life for more than a decade. the song is a duet with eltonjohn based in part on his 1972 hit tiny dancer. our music correspondent mark savage has been taking a listen. # hold me closer. the unmistakable sound of britney spears. # oh, hold me closer, tiny dancer.
those beautiful ribs which you can see. depending on how hard the rock is it can be pretty heavy going. i’m is it can be pretty heavy going. i m assumin: is it can be pretty heavy going. i m assuming it s a pretty big garden that this person has got in portugal and when you raise the prospect of other bones being found there that is another matter again. in terms of what can be learned from this discovery, where does your mind go? well, i think every time we find a different individual of a well known species it gives us an opportunity to see how these animals grow, how long did it take them to mature, was it a male or a female, what can we learn about its ecology and its behaviour. to me, the bones are an incredible discovery but it s the secrets that they unlock about the behaviour and the maturation rates and how these animals behaves, did they live in herds, how do they take care of a young, those questions that palaeontologists will be hoping
known land animals. palaeontologists say the reptile was about 12 metres tall about 39 feet and 25 metres or 82 feet long. well a little earlier my colleague joanna gosling spoke about the discovery to dr sally reynolds. she heads the institute for studies of landscape and human evolution at bournemouth university, and specialises in mammal palaeontology. it s such a wonderful discovery, it means that there may actually be more of this very large dinosaur waiting in this back garden in portugal to be discovered. why would it have taken so long to get to this stage of the excavation? because the initial remains were spotted in 2017? yes. i assume what the landowner days was the right thing, was to call in the help of a local university or museum team to come out and have a look. i suppose at that point they had to decide how to proceed, get experts together, then covid happened and i suspect they have onlyjust now had a chance
portugal. the fossilised skeleton of a sauropod was discovered in the central city of pombal in 2017, when a man began building work on his house. sauropods were the biggest of all dinosaurs and the largest known land animals. palaeontologists say the reptile was about 12 metres tall, about 39 feet and 25 metres or 82 feet long. well, a little earlier my colleague joanna gosling spoke about the discovery to dr sally reynolds. she heads the institute for studies of landscape and human evolution at bournemouth university, and specialises in mammal palaeontology. it s such a wonderful discovery, it means that there may actually be more of this very large dinosaur waiting in this back garden in portugal to be discovered. why would it have taken so long to get to this stage of the excavation? because the initial remains were spotted in 2017? yes. i assume what the landowner did was the right thing, was to call in the help of a local university or museum team to come
and a redesigned terminus in the central business district. however, tourist numbers in hong kong are still low, with visitors still needing to enter quarantine and undergo strict testing when they arrive. the tram s operator says it is confident that, despite the price increase, the revamped tram will continue to be a popular attraction, especially once the borders fully reopen. catherine armstrong, bbc news. the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe are being excavated in a back garden in portugal. the fossilised skeleton of a sauro pod was discovered in the central city of pombal in 2017, when a man began building work on his house. sauro pods were the biggest of all dinosaurs and the largest known land animals. palaeontologists say the reptile was about 12 metres tall about 39 feet and 25 metres