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Mamenchisaurus is the biggest star at The World’s Largest Dinosaurs exhibition that opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 16.

Mamenchisaurus is the biggest star at The World’s Largest Dinosaurs exhibition that opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 16.

© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoMamenchisaurus is the biggest star at The World’s Largest Dinosaurs exhibition that opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 16.
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Mamenchisaurus is the biggest star at The World’s Largest Dinosaurs exhibition that opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 16.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoIt is one of the world’s largest dinosaurs that lived 140 million years ago. It was 60 feet long and had a 35-foot-long neck.
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It is one of the world’s largest dinosaurs that lived 140 million years ago. It was 60 feet long and had a 35-foot-long neck.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoThese giants became sexually mature at the age of 23. Their newborns were almost as small as human babies but doubled in size within five days and then doubled again within the next seven days. Scientists think these dinosaurs that had the world’s longest necks ever, grew in size till 35 years.
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These giants became sexually mature at the age of 23. Their newborns were almost as small as human babies but doubled in size within five days and then doubled again within the next seven days. Scientists think these dinosaurs that had the world’s longest necks ever, grew in size till 35 years.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoThis is how an 18-year-old female Mamenchisaurus, whose fossilized bones were discovered in China, looked.
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This is how an 18-year-old female Mamenchisaurus, whose fossilized bones were discovered in China, looked.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoThe exhibition compares humans and dinosaurs.
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The exhibition compares humans and dinosaurs.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoScientists have created the first interactive model of a Mamenchisaurus in the next room to its skeleton, which is so big it almost did not fit in the museum. The “animated” version shows realistic skin, muscles and internal organs.
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Scientists have created the first interactive model of a Mamenchisaurus in the next room to its skeleton, which is so big it almost did not fit in the museum. The “animated” version shows realistic skin, muscles and internal organs.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoMost dinosaurs were herbivorous.
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Most dinosaurs were herbivorous.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoFront, a reconstructed skeleton of a Triceratops.
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Front, a reconstructed skeleton of a Triceratops.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoThis is how an ancient bear looked.
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This is how an ancient bear looked.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoA member of the mastodon family.
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A member of the mastodon family.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoA mastodon.
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A mastodon.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoThe largest dinosaur, the Argentinosaurus, weighed 90 tons or as much as 15 adult male African elephants.
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The largest dinosaur, the Argentinosaurus, weighed 90 tons or as much as 15 adult male African elephants.
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