New species of dinosaur – up to 30m long – confirmed as largest ever found in Australia

The massive Titanosaur, which lived more than 90m years ago, was discovered in south-west Queensland

A new species of dinosaur discovered in south-west Queensland has been officially recognised as the largest ever found in Australia and among the biggest in the world.

The Australotitan cooperensis, a plant-eating dinosaur of the family known as titanosaurs, likely lived between 92m and 96m years ago, during the Cretaceous period.