South Africa Paleontology
Is Paleontology (palaeontology) a popular subject of study in South Africa? Where are some recommended places for finding Dinosaur remains & prehistoric life in South Africa? Who is the most known Paleontologist in South Africa?
Ledumahadi mafube: South Africa's new jurassic giant. A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Ledumahadi mafube, weighed 12 tons and stood about four meters high at the hips. Ledumahadi mafube was the largest land animal alive on Earth when it lived, nearly 200 million years ago. It was roughly double the size of a large African elephant. Source 8l.