Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur identified in Thailand

Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much an nine adult elephants.

The long-necked herbivore stretched 27 metres and weighed about 27 tonnes, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. It probably roamed what is now Thailand between 100 and 120 million years ago and is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia, researchers said.

It has been dubbed Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis after a serpent from Southeast Asian folklore, a giant of Greek mythology and the province of Chaiyaphum where it was found. A life-size reconstruction is on display at Bangkok's Thainosaur Museum, according to University College London.