The World's Biggest Dinosaur Isn't What You Think

While Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi is often seen as an enormous titanosaur sauropod, the truth is far stranger. This video analyzes what Bruhathkayosaurus actually was. How big was Bruhathkayosaurus? Was it the biggest sauropod, or something else entirely? And what is the gigantic Fangorn?
Pal S. and Ayyasami K. 2022. The lost titan of Cauvery. Geology Today doi.org/10.1111/gto.12390
Paul, G.S. and Larramendi, A. 2023. Body mass estimate of Bruhathkayosaurus and other fragmentary sauropod remains suggest the largest land animals were about as big as the greatest whales. Lethaia 56:2 1-11. doi.org/10.18261/let.56.2.5
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[@kingjiggle4th789]

Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi being an abelisaur is indeed a certified paleontological Bruh moment

[@TheVividen]

Kallamedu Formation be trippin

[@jointcerulean3350]

For real!?

[@sporeGAnerd]

It’s in the name

[@crazyaspe1926]

​@@sporeGAnerdBRUH-athkayosaurus.

[@lassenker07]

Nature's bruh moment

[@xenodragon77]

It'd be crazy if all the bones belonged to the same animal and it was actually just a giant theropod

[@TheVividen]

Absolute unit

[@bantuboi3131]

A therapod that big wouldn't really be able to function. It would be slow and unable to catch prey. Too big to eat anything small.

[@xenodragon77]

@@bantuboi3131 counterpoint: its cool to imagine

[@majnuker]

@@xenodragon77 counter counter point, maybe it was just a giant 4 legged therapod.

[@xenodragon77]

@@majnuker 65 moment

[@soudino2723]

sauropods are pretty underrated, people think that they are gentle giant that cant be aggressive and can be killed easily by therapods which is quite the opposite, therapods would mostly attack young, sick or old individuals similar to how lions hunt elephants typically they would never hunt a healthy adult unless they were desperate, and elephants are not gentle giant they are extremally dangerous animals and the only tame elephants you would see are ones that were raised in captivity such as in Thailand, i personally belive that sauropods are underestimated in how powerful and dangerous they can be

[@DoomRulz]

Tis the general assumption about herbivorous animals. I'd rather run away from a lion than a hippo. The lion just wants me out of its territory. The hippo wants to kill me then consume my soul.

[@subnombre]

True

[@silentspartan913]

Adult Sauropods may have been just as aggressive as modern day elephants, if not more aggressive. They could’ve used the bulk of their tail and neck to easily kill or severely injure the large predators it lived with. They even had a claw on their front foot that could’ve been used as a weapon, and on top of that they had their weight too. So in terms of their size: Full grown healthy adults would have been the most invincible thing to walk on land, even with just as giant predators around. The only thing their size and arsenal wouldn’t save them from was the cold finger of death at old age, and the asteroid that God decided to throw like a baseball at Earth.

[@atToebiscuit]

Not just sauropods, but hadrosaurs have long been disrespected in media as defenceless reptilian cows with no fight in them. Edmontosaurus and Shantungosaurus were huge, same size or even bigger than T. rex, but because they don't have horns, teeth, or a sauropod's super size, people underestimate them.

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

​@@silentspartan913 This is pretty much their canon in a Nutshell

[@SK-ij6ng]

i think Bruhathkayosaurus is not that bad, it means "huge/sheer sized body" and looking at that bone piece it really seems huge to me...

[@TheVividen]

It's a great name for sure! But taxonomically it was given to the theropod ilium, so we can't use it for anything else :/

[@SK-ij6ng]

@@TheVividen was that a rajasaurus? cause when it comes to big indian theropod, this name comes in my mind😅

[@TheB657]

@@TheVividen Ok so let it be "Bruhatkayasaurus" ? Why "Fangorn" ? Are English names to rule the roost all the time and Brits. still rule the globe ?

[@Tyrannosaurus_rex.]

I would personally would like the sauropod to be called Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi and the theropod called something else. I am already aware that can't happen due to the naming system in taxonomy. Don't worry.

[@mitchellskene8176]

Unfortunately, that's not how things work.

[@josephapsey9965]

That’s not how taxonomic naming works it’s serve come first served and the name can’t be changed, the only exceptions like T.Rex are due to very specific circumstances

[@Tyrannosaurus_rex.]

@@josephapsey9965 I am already aware of that rule, I am just expressing my preferred preference.

[@comrade-princesscelestia4907]

​@@josephapsey9965taxonomists can eat my ass, I'm calling the sauropod Bruhatkayosaurus and nobody can stop me

[@mrfear40472]

Bruhathkayosaurus is truly the taxon of all time and also funny how my profile picture is the ilium of bruhatkayosaurus lol. Amazing video as always keep up the awesome content 🔥.

[@TheVividen]

Thanks for all you do, bro!

[@user-rw4yi2xw5i]

​@@TheVividen I’m wondering if in India and other parts of the Earth including North America throughout the Campanian-Maastrichtian,in shortly throughout the entire Late Cretaceous period,there were the same huge sauropods like these titan and what is the likelihood that there are sauropods species that could potentially surpass the largest blue whales

[@Mikailodon]

Sauropods are so majestic, although I’d call this false bruh moment 'Donkeh' (idk why, sauropods just remind me of huge lizard-giraffe-donkey thing, especially with their teeth). Also, as always, H.

[@TheVividen]

THAT'LL DO, DONKEH

[@PrehistoricRager]

Why, that just came out of nowhere! I love the video already!

[@k7l3rworkman97]

Fangorn is the perfect name for this UNIT of a dinosaur 💯💪🏻

[@alexistrevino9349]

Bruh the moment you said Bruhathkayosaurus wasn’t a sauropod got me in a cold sweat. I was like “NoOo dOn’T tElL mE iT wAs a TrEe aFter aLl”. But I was relieved when I learned that it was just an issue with the genus name. Such an OP megasauropod, really makes you wonder just how massive dinosaurs could get.

[@haillobster7154]

My blood ran cold for a different reason... imagining a passenger jet sized abelisaur, until he reassured us it was most likely 8 - 9 meters long.

[@toweypat]

What happened to your keyboard?

[@alexistrevino9349]

@@haillobster7154 8-9 meters would still make it one of the bigger abelisaurs tho, but yeah, no jet-sized theropod for now

[@irmaosmatos4026]

@@alexistrevino9349 Rajasaurus, Carnotaurus and of course Pycnonemosaurus all reached that size, didn't they?

[@alexistrevino9349]

@@irmaosmatos4026 Yes, they were within that size range. Rajasaurus was probably a bit smaller than that. Ekrixinatosaurus, though fragmentary, might also be in that size range.

[@Starbright_]

When you said the holotype belonged to a theropod, I was bracing myself for a comically large abelisaur that would put even the biggest length estimates of Spinosaurus to shame.

[@ShoaibMalik-un1gu]

Grandpa Abelisaur

[@ripperrex7883]

Proto Godzilla

[@melvinshine9841]

Calvinosaurus. If you know, you know.

[@irmaosmatos4026]

@@melvinshine9841 hahahaha it took me some time to understand the reference

[@stegotyranno4206]

Instead of a pop culture name, i suggest a name in Sanskrit, which is essentially the Indian equivalent of Latin or greek. Mahadarusaurus -great tree reptile. Dakshinasaurus- southern Reptile(found in the southeen region) Sauroprabhu(s)- Lord of Reptiles.

[@billyherrington5112]

Chakravartin

[@stegotyranno4206]

good one @@billyherrington5112

[@ukan1527]

Even though I'm a massive nerd myself I tend to view dinosaurs named as references to pop culture as incredibly cringe worthy I really like Fangorn as the new genus name, it actually fits the animal and its fossil's history really well (looking at you, *Thanos*). That said, I'd gotten really attached to the name Bruhathkayosaurus, it is really fitting of the massive titanosaur so it's a shame it needs to be reassigned as an abelisaur.

[@yissibiiyte]

Couldn't agree more. They could have at least named it thanosaurus to differentiate it from the silly purple man. If you have to specify "thanos dinosaur" whenever you want to look up the animal, you know you've named it badly. Same problem with jormungandr. Imagine if quetzalcoatlus was just called Quetzalcoatl

[@thereptile9467]

Ukan jumpscare.

[@darthrevan5976]

Might be mistaken but wasnt the thanatosaurus named after the roman God of death thanatos who the comic thanos happened to be named after rather then a reference to the marvel thanos

[@ukan1527]

@@darthrevan5976 I'm referring to a different animal, Thanos simonattoi. This guy's generic name is quite literally a marvel reference and it's just so stupid.

[@TheStrings-83639]

Imagine finding out that it's a sauropod sized theropod lol.

[@subnombre]

Miniature "Elephant: One day I will be as big as them"

[@TheVividen]

Jerry solos!

[@subnombre]

@@TheVividen I suppose one day they will find a proboscisid larger than Palaeoxodon Namadicus 🐘

[@Julian.noa21]

​@@subnombrewe probably will but no mammal could ever hope to reach the heights of the sauropods

[@subnombre]

@@Julian.noa21 true, although a land animal that weighed more than the 18 tons of Palaeoxodon Namadicus would be incredible

[@canis2020]

There is an ancient elephant that came up to the shoulder of some of the smaller sauropods. Just found not that long ago from I believe India. I wonder what is stopping gigantism in the modern day?

[@dinosauroiddude]

Broome Titanosaur sitting in the corner because of it being an ichnogenus:

[@TheVividen]

Its time will come

[@user-rw4yi2xw5i]

​​@@TheVividen 👋,im can you tell one my question:If you say that much bigger sauropods are possible,they probably should be titanosaurs,because I don't think that any other sauropod can be heavier and bigger than titanosaurs and also titanosaurs are adapted for robust body plan

[@cro-magnoncarol4017]

8-9 meters is actually quite big for an Abelisaur, if the estimates are correct that would make the Bruhat one of the largest Abelisaurs known.

[@propertyoflamb4506]

This has been extremely useful for me and has helped with my speculative evolution sauropod speices, Planegeatitan colossus. Thank you

[@christosvoskresye]

I'm more in favor of naming it Bruhontosaurus.

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

Or Bruhhontousaurus because hontou is Japanese for truly/really, so it would be the "Bruh really lizard" or "Really Bruh lizard."

[@thegamingbean953]

@@jollygoodfellow3957"Really Bruh, am I that big?

[@imnefan1422]

Good video!

[@sergioestuardocontrerasova4577]

Thanks for the video

[@napoleonfeanor]

Fangorn is an Ent, the Ent if you want. But also the forest he dwells in.

[@victormanteca7395]

Fangorn is not an ent, Fangorn is a forest cared by Treebeard, which is the name of the ent.

[@reiangossling6395]

I hope the giant titanosaur is given a name based on Hindu mythology, not sure what exactly but it's always cool when animals are given names evocative of the places they lived. For example, Quetzalcoatlus from Texas (relatively near where the Aztecs lived) and Simbakubwa from Kenya (where lions live today).

[@TheVividen]

That would be awesome!

[@raymoonstar13]

Ravana or Kumbakarna would be very fitting Ad "...saurus" at the back cuz it's cool

[@dynojackal1911]

Vritratitan gigas.

[@reiangossling6395]

@@dynojackal1911 Great choice.

[@DINOSAURIA]

Ghatotsaurus giganticus (after "Ghatotkacha" the giant demon from the Mahabharata). Better named after a heroic character than a negative one.

[@PrehistoricMagazine]

Is there any articles on this. Fascinating stuff. Mike

[@superiorcybergodzilla5670]

Your videos are my favorites

[@TheVividen]

I'm glad that you like them and happy to have you!

[@InternetDarkLord]

If it makes Fantasy Fiction lovers happy, there is a dinosaur named Borogovia after Jabberwocky.

[@obi-wankenobi5926]

Good stuff.

[@chrisShiers-jj6qr]

Nice one

[@TheMightyN]

3:18 Not quite. The rules of Nomenclature may state a name belongs to a genus when first documented. However, scientists have bent these rules before based on other factors. If not for the influence of the general public and the ravages of time, _Tyrannosaurus_ might kept its original name _Dynamosaurus._ And as of now two Japanese genera belonging in groups Plesiosauria and Tyrannosauroidea--respectively--share the same name (Futubasaurus) and most folks aren't completely on board with the recent decision of _Kronosaurus_ as a dubious genus. In a case like this, it depends on the decision of both the public and reaction by Paleontologists. _Bruthakyosaurus_ should belong to the sauropod not to the supposed Abelisaur. And not to confuse the search engines, extend the suffix with "na" or "nus"; you're still referencing fictional forest of Fangorn either way. Hell, "Fangornotherium" doesn't sound too bad.

[@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod]

Fangorn? You mean Treebeard from Middle Earth? Leader of the Ents?

[@TheVividen]

The very same!

[@iguanobro9925]

And I thought it sounded LOTR-ish

[@topgames2619]

Hi there, This is new information to me. It would be great if you can cite any detailed article regarding this topic for me. Thanks for providing such quality content.

[@TheVividen]

Thank you for the comment! All the articles cited are listed in the description.

[@topgames2619]

@@TheVividen Thanks alot

[@kearsargeyt8848]

Now let’s say the femur belong to a theropod instead. Bam here we have Godzilla sausage demon for real

[@TheVividen]

That would be terrifying

[@rexyjp1237]

@@TheVividen how did you react to that comment before it was posted? it says kears comment was 3 minutes ago while yours was 4 minutes ago.

[@DinoFan1993]

The Rex instantly loses its spotlight fr

[@michaelarsaadyatma]

​​@@TheVividen say how big a theropod could get without collapsing under its own weight or having an extreme "dino anktritis"

[@r.k845]

@@michaelarsaadyatma16 tons or so? I don’t think they could reach 20.

[@roadkillanonymous4807]

Fascinating

[@youtubeaccount2429]

I can't imagine giving it such a boring name from a cliche book. It is better to name it after some local river or mountain range.

[@TheVividen]

Good thing it's from Lord of the Rings instead!

[@AgroAcro]

Naming after a Hindu god or something could be cool. They did that with Quetzalcoatlus, naming it after the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

[@AgroAcro]

How heavy do you think the Bruhathkayosaurus therapod would be?

[@archosaur_enjoyer824]

Like 2 tons

[@AgroAcro]

@@archosaur_enjoyer824 I doubt that size. It is only a bit longer than Abelisaurs like Carnotaurus.

[@AgroAcro]

@66Traveler99 At least going off the length The Vividen gave in the video.

[@spider_punk156]

It's around 2 tonnes, 1.9 tonnes on the lower end and just over 2 tonnes on the higher end (this is from the guy who calculated the length of bruhathkayosaurus that's used in the video)

[@spider_punk156]

@66Traveler99 the femur is still a sauropod, however the name bruhathkayosaurus is not attached to the femur, the name bruhathkayosaurus is attached to a much smaller piece of material which turned out to be a theropod

[@petersmythe6462]

Obviously the conclusion is that it belonged to a 50 meter, 200 tonne Abelisaur.

[@Preston241]

0:05 does anyone know what the spikes on the bottom of the neck are? I tried looking it up but didn’t see anything.

[@ian.r5261]

considering india was an island during cretaceous, i'm skeptical of "fangorn" size estimation

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

Especially when the remains are gone.We most likely have another Amphicoelias in our hands.

[@user-hu3iy9gz5j]

4:02 F's legs are taller than a giraffe. The discussion about height I often find to be unduly outshadowed by considerations of weight and length. Sheer height almost always presents an aimable adoptation for defence purpouses The body mass distribution is one of the most differentiating aspects if we compare dinosaur to mammalian megafauna. The bodies of mammals are more densely concentrated less horizontal and lacking the primitive function of a massive tail for balance

[@magnvss]

He mentioned that the soil was quite particular and fragile, so fragile that the fossils didn't survive the rain. Could it be that, due to the exceptional conditions of this very fossils, they swelled up and thus, gave such gigantic size (that is: yes, they were already big, but the special conditions of the soil incremented the size in some sponge-y type of mechanism)?

[@maozilla9149]

nice

[@simoncss1]

For sure a fan of tagging Tolkienian names onto new discoveries! How good r the chances some new Pterosaur gets named Fellbeasti?

[@DoomRulz]

If I was a normie journalist, I'd be calling it the "T.rex of long-necks".

[@TheVividen]

This is why we represent the Tolkien nation instead!

[@NightRyder19]

HAH ! I kept telling my friends there was a Gigantic Abelisaurid waiting to be discovered here after the bruhatkayo-something saurus was discovered. But even i didn't think it would have been the one I was talking about. Truly, nature's Bruh moment.

[@mikedebell2242]

Sorap pods. The cc's hilarious.

[@christianmccann9400]

Kinda hard to imagine .. the size of these giants .. Crazy !

[@wallrider4194]

3:27 I would like to call the new sauropod a dumasaurus since it’s LONG and the “Dum” in the name means “Long” in Latin, another opinion is “Hypersaurus”

[@jennhunt-petrak2902]

so is the giant sauropod a abelisaur or a titanosaur and I am wondering this question because you where cinduv confusing me

[@SleepySloth2705]

"Little raptors, bhûrrharrhûm" "It's talking, Merry, the tree is talking" "TREE?! I am noo treeeeeeeee"

[@thegamingbean953]

These things are basically just dinosaur godzilla

[@lectroeel6290]

"Bruhathkyosaurus" is literally just if Irritator was a sauropod

[@zuryhernandez5914]

Speedy sausage demons killed me!!!

[@austinbunyard3284]

Its just amazing that animals with this size and weight walked this planet

[@Traderjoe]

That neck thickness looks ridiculous. Even if it was hollow I don’t see any way those legs could possibly support it. Unless this thing was totally aquatic in really deep water.

[@ewancarmichael3412]

Do you think it's related to Ents, or did they eat the leaves on them?

[@Rydiculous]

Why is the neck such a massive shaft compared to the rest of the body?

[@AdamWingard_Official]

I swear some tiger fans will say a tiger can beat it 😭💀

[@biluroy9366]

Iam excited about bertha paper after knowing Ed cope

[@tobiasedwards2643]

I have a video suggestion for you Vividen. I saw a post on the dinosaurs subreddit where people were debating who would win in a fight between a Utahraptor and a grizzly bear. From what I saw most people thought the Utahraptor would take it but I think the bear would win. What do you think?

[@nunyabusiness9013]

Bruhasaurus is bringing dat GIRTH!!! 🤣

[@VeggyUwo]

Isn't supersaurus also fragmentary if so how can we know how big it was?

[@spinadosantos3541]

That's the fun part, we don't exactly now

[@VeggyUwo]

@@spinadosantos3541 just like barosaurus

[@Ozraptor4]

Supersaurus vivianae is based on two partial skeletons which together map out a reasonable part of the entire animal.

[@luka188]

We can know based on comparative calculations, say between bones that are known to have very consistent ratio compared to the overall body size of the creature they belong to. Such as teeth in sharks and marine creatures, and vertebra in land creatures, as well as femur bones for example. The size of these bones, as well as the density and other specific measurements is a very solid baseline to scale the total size of the creature on, as these bones are usually very consistent between different specimens in relation to their over all body size. A vertebra that is 20% larger, indicates a creature that is also roughly 20% larger for example, and you can do calculations on its mass based on the resulting skeletal size that can be calculated from the size of the vertebra. These aren't perfectly accurate, and indeed not as accurate as having a fully assembled skeleton, however they are very comprehensive calculations that give good estimates.

[@daverage4729]

Of course the biggest dinosaur was called something like a "Bruh-saurus!" ;)

[@noahadams7784]

The giant femur was mostly likely from an abelisaur!? Imagine a 45 foot long carnotaurus sprinting around India… actually nevermind don’t imagine that because it’s horrifying! 😂

[@psiphyre]

No, the holotype (i.e. the fossil that bears the name) is one of the hip bones and *it* is likely that of an abelisaur. The femur in the photo shown is that of a sauropod.

[@mhdfrb9971]

Basically a giant Rajasaurus

[@suricata1993]

So a hip bone from a theropod somehow allowed people to estimate the animal to be the biggest sauropod ever? even tho abelisaurs wouldn't exceed 9m in length? I do not believe any estimate for this sauropod, a big mess and too fragmentary, the room for errors here is so massive any weight estimative is easily dismissible

[@noahadams7784]

@@suricata1993 yeah honestly it’s kinda far fetched to base the largest dinosaur ever on such fragmentary material. But that’s just how paleontology works unfortunately, and the expeditions for fossils cost a fortune. Hopefully some future expeditions will help shed light on this mysterious titan

[@SPIOoner]

":what is fangorn? "a forest in lord of the rings

[@michaeldougherty6036]

I'm curious where the current trend of sauropods woth big chonky necks has come from. Do we have any fossile evidence for it? Or is it just speculation?

[@k7l3rworkman97]

“Speedy Sausage Demons” 🤣

[@WASTOIDSUPREME]

This is very interesting. Can somebody take me to 1987 so I can see it in person? You don't have to give me a ride home, because I don't plan on coming back.

[@stuartwiner7920]

So if it's a theropod, what is that, like a giant iguanodon? Or maybe a Tyrannosaur-competitor?

[@crabhater9373]

For a moment I thought we discovered a 100+ ton theropod

[@TheVividen]

That would be WILD

[@majnuker]

@@TheVividen That would be Godzilla!

[@StarroStar]

Truly a nature bruh moment

[@aykay2249]

Imagine all the bones. all the fossils we found of every dinosaur belonged to the same animal and was a big oviraptorid.

[@Animusprimalemperor6257]

Petition to rename the theropod to Bruhathkayoventor.

[@dautisticguy]

Imagine having that as a pet

[@playernotfound9489]

I would call it Megalophobia or megalophobos (fear of massive things) or titanophobia because that sounds cooler

[@HiZaKunG]

This is the biggest bruh moment ever

[@flindude2681]

0:24 the neck is a huge part of the body to it being lopsided.

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

If land animals can get that big even rivaling blue whale size,then there could have been probably MUCH bigger animals in the sea,i think an 80 meter giga whale isn’t too far fetched if there was enough food and it had different pumping hearts

[@DuckLord1987]

How about Dinosaurus Indicus?

[@Cba409]

Its the Forest in Middle Earth where Gandalf reunited with the Fellowship.

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Soon they going to say the truth about t-rex size is just human size

[@robertmiles1603]

me sludge follow strongest leader...always obey

[@derrickstorm6976]

Saruman: *heavy breathing*

[@The_Beyond_Birthday]

Irritator challengeri sauropod edition

[@pikachue602]

Bruhathkayosaurus bruhathkayo means large size so , I guess that's why they named it so..

[@CollegeBallYouknow]

Why does the artwork of the thing have a chonky neck?

[@odd-eyesdragoon1024]

Livyatan: First time?

[@f3reg169]

and what about Amphicoelias Fragillimus?

[@Ozraptor4]

Now Maraapunisaurus fragillimus. Unlike Bruhathkayosaurus, M. fragillimus was rigorously measured, properly illustrated and described in detail before it was lost so most experts accept its existence.

[@iainmawhinney8867]

“speedy sausage demons”

[@mevinhauke462]

We still don’t know, it is a theropod or not

[@reer-jt8yp]

I did some calculations, and Bruhathkayosaurus may have gotten as large as 179.2 tonnes with a length of nearly 50 meters.

[@carlosandleon]

Bruh

[@suricata1993]

AHAHAHAHHAHA people making this size estimates from a photo is the most absurd thing ever

[@reer-jt8yp]

@@suricata1993 its was NOT from a photo, it was based on real studies made by people who know more about paleontology than you, so stop saying its not based on facts

[@luka188]

Yes this is true, this is in line with the largest upper estimate by paleontologists, however they normally go with more conservative measurements that are better supported by the existing fossil record rather than for the largest possible size range.

[@reer-jt8yp]

@@luka188 It's exciting to think about though

[@-Vitalis-]

Looks like that dinosaur had serious problems finding suitable turtle neck sweaters.

[@tyrannozilla1]

Fangorn Filius

[@zephez2378]

I’d name it Dauntlessaurus

[@i7Qp4rQ]

Amphicoelias fragillimus

[@danielcorpuz1873]

Ah so the name Bruhathkayosaurus is for the hip bones of a theropod and the leg bones are for the unnamed titanosaur *BRUH*

[@AncientRylanor69]

Nicolette Shea

[@Oozaru85]

What is Fangorn? Its a forest in Middle Earth.

[@user-ui9qk1mt9c]

Does this call into question whether the blue whale is the largest animal to have ever lived?

[@stegotyranno4206]

Why does Indian paleontology always have drastic changes? Remember dravidosaurus, the stegosaur that is now thought to be a plesiosaurimorph?

[@Doll.The.Solver]

The former Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi, shouldn’t be named fangorn, first it has “fang in it” meaning it’s an carnivore, which it isn’t, and two, it isn’t Latin Soo it would never be named that, but I have the perfect name, instead of “Fangorn” it should actually be named, “Bruhathkayosaurus Titanus” now that name is Latin, and cuz the titanus, it would mean massive/sheer/giant, Soo the name would actually fit really well sense it’s 130 tons, and the largest sauropod ever, Soo the new name should officially be Bruhathkayosaurus Titanus, cuz it’s the most fitting name, plus it would actually be chosen cuz its Latin, other dinosaurs speices have the titanus name at the end anyways, mostly therapod’s, oh ya and titanosaurs have it in the name, plus cuz Bruhathkayosaurus titanus, is an titanosaur, and the definition of it sense it’s Kaiju sized, The Name “Bruhathkayosaurus Titanus” would be chosen, and should officially be its new name, cuz fangorn is bull shit!, and the good side, it still would be natures Bruh Moment!

[@petergray2712]

Fangorn means "Treebeard" in Tolkien's invented Sindarin language.

[@noneed4sleep64]

“It’s not Latin” isn’t an argument, plenty of dinosaurs don’t have names that are based in Latin/Greek