One fingernail was 40cm long; the smallest rib measures 1.5m. The dimensions suggest the animal could have been up to 35m long and weighed some 50 tons.A dinosaur this huge is only comparable to the Argentinosaurus, from Argentina, which was considered the heaviest animal that ever walked the earth Its humerus was 1.81m long. But it was a brachiosaurus, “which is usually more upright, taller and with bigger forearms and shorter legs than the [sauropod], so it was probably shorter,” Mr Alcala said.”We can calculate the overall size by establishing the proportions from bones like the humerus and vertebrae. Ribs, breast bones, pelvis, vertebrae and enormous back and front feet have also been found. The find is even more exciting “because of the quantity and diversity of other bones we have recovered,” he added.The gigantic creature that once roamed this part of Europe is thought to be up to 130 million years old.
The biggest dinosaur in the world has been discovered near the Spanish town of Teruel, Europe’s richest site for dinosaur remains, scientists claim.
A fossilised humerus, or forearm, 1.78m (nearly six feet) long, shown to the public for the first time this week, belonged to a giant herbivorous sauropod, whose forearms were tiny compared with the huge size of the rest of its body.Luis Alcala, the palaeontologist who has led the team investigating the site for the past two years, described the discovery as “exceptional” and “thrilling”. He said: “Up to now, the biggest humerus we have found in an animal of these characteristics from the same Cretaceous period was from the Egyptian Paralititan, and that was l.69m long. So we can assume that the dinosaur we have found in Teruel is even taller and longer.”Apart from being the biggest humerus discovered in Europe, the fossil was in an extraordinarily good state of preservation, Mr Alcala said. Researchers at Forbes predict that, with two further books in the pipeline and the inevitable spin-offs, her wealth could eventually reach $10bn.The other new British dollar billionaires are the Barclay brothers and the mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell.The Barclays, the potential buyers of The Daily Telegraph, are placed 159th with an estimated fortune of $3bn from property, retail and media interests. Forbes admitted that their inclusion on the list was not because they had gained sudden wealth but because as residents of the Channel Islands they had been overlooked in previous research.Mr Caudwell, who famously banned staff from sending e-mails at work recently, was ranked 406th with estimated wealth of $1.4bn. Mr Caudwell, a 51-year-old former car salesman, built his immense fortune in only 20 years. He now owns Europe’s largest mobile phone distributor with sales of about £2bn a year.Britain’s richest person, according to Forbes, is the Duke of Westminster, who is worth $8.7bn thanks to his property portfolio of 300 “golden acres” in Belgravia and Mayfair.
Rising stocks, a strong euro and stable oil prices have meant big gains for Europe’s 164 billionaires, including 20 newcomers.Britain’s Rich ListDuke of Westminster: $8.7bn, propertyPhilip Green: $5bn, retailDavid Sainsbury & family: $4bn, supermarketsBernie Ecclestone: $3.5bn, F1David & Frederick Barclay: $3bn, property and retailCharles Cadogan: $2.4bn, propertyClive Calder: $2.3bn, record labelRichard Branson: $2.2bn, VirginBruno Schroder: $1.9bn, bankingKenneth Morrison: $1.8bn, supermarketsJoseph Lewis: $1.6bn, financeAdrian Swire & family: $1.5bn, diversifiedJohn Caudwell: $1.4bn, phonesTerry Matthews: $1.2bn, ITJonathan Harmsworth: $1.2bn, publishingJohn Hargreaves & family: $1bn, retailJ K Rowling: $1bn, Harry Potter. Last summer The Sunday Times said she had overtaken the Queen with a fortune of £280m but Forbes – which claims greater experience and therefore accuracy – reckons she is worth more than double that. From all the reports she also seems to be sensible with money and not a big spender.”The sensational rise of Rowling’s bank balance has become a tale of fantasy in its own right. Before her first book was published in 1997 she lived as a single mother in a two-bedroom flat in Edinburgh, writing most of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in a caf?hile her daughter Jessica slept.Apart from her appeal to readers, Rowling has become the darling of the number-crunching compilers of a growing number of “rich lists”. Their British-born son is five years old.Mr Sevverlz, a retail worker for British Petroleum, said he applied for official citizenship to secure the family’s long-term future.He said: “We didn’t seriously think about it before but our futures are in Britain and that is where we intend to stay. The ceremony was like welcoming us to Britain and making us feel important.”He added: “If you come to a country and want to be part of its culture, you also have to follow its laws.”I am not sure about the culture exam. Everyone should be able to keep their own culture but also blend in with British culture We can do both.”.
