A paleontology dig in France turned into something of a celebration thanks to the discovery of a jaw-dropping six-and-a-half-foot long dinosaur bone. The enormous find, a femur which weighs a whopping 880 pounds, was reportedly made during an excavation in a region of southern France which has yielded a vast array of fossils from numerous creatures over the last decade. However, this particular piece of proverbial ancient history left even the most seasoned bone hunters amazed.
According to the doctoral student who first stumbled upon the bone, the team's sense of wonder grew exponentially as they keep digging around the fossil and realized just how big it was. Maxime Lasseron marveled that, "we kept saying, 'Oh, there's more!'" Beyond the colossal size of the find, its well-preserved state also proved to be a surprise to the researchers. "It cost me a bit of money," said team leader Jean-Francois Tournepiche, "because I had promised to bring champagne if it was complete."
More on this remarkable discovery at the Coast to Coast AM website.