South African scientists believe they have finally pieced together an archaeological find decades in the making - a potential new species of dinosaur, according to the Guardian.
After 20 years of research and excavating, scientists have been able to reconstruct a picture of the mysterious creature they have found. The fossils come together to crete a 14-ton sauropoda, a specific class of dinosaur characterized by its long neck, small heart and pillar-like legs.
"We're not sure if it's a new species, or if it's the biggest specimen ever found of a species we already know," said lead excavator Jonah Choiniere. "But it's important either way, because we didn't know that these dinosaurs could get this big."
The creature has been nicknamed the highland giant and is believed to have existed 200 million years ago, according to News 24. The remains of the giant creature are allegedly more than 50 percent heavier than that of a T-Rex.
The remains were found "between the border of Lesotho and South Africa just outside of Clarens," according to Times Live.
This discovery is one of two very important archaeological discoveries this year, after the announcement of the finding of fossils of the homo naledi, a potentially new subset of human evolution.
