Dreadnoughtus, the largest dinosaur ever, recently discovered

Scientists recently discovered the dinosaur fossils of what they believe was the largest land animal ever and have dubbed the new find, Dreadnoughtus.

The remains of the long-neck dinosaur place it at 85 feet long, 30 feet tall and at least 130,000 pounds, yet it is believed that it still could have grown even bigger during its life, The New York Times reports.

For comparison sake, the Brachiosaurus weighed 75,000 pounds and a Boeing 737-900 weights nearly 94,000 pounds empty.

The dinosaur was discovered by paleontologist Kenneth J. Lacovara, from the Drexel University, and a team digging in Argentina's Patagonia region back in 2005. They published a paper Thursday in the Scientific Reporters about the Titanosaurian Sauropod.

"We've got 16 tons of bone in my lab right now," Dr. Lacovara said. "What we can say with certainty is this is the biggest land animal that we can actually put a number on."

According to The Washington Post, the team decided to name the large dinosaur after 20th century battleships and it means "fears nothing."

Though the scientists believe the Dreadnoughtus likely wasn't too bothered by predators, it would have been afraid of toppling over. "If you look at its really big ribs, there's no way they're going to withstand 65 tons of weight on them," Dr. Lacovara said.

"It would have been a catastrophic event in the life of a Dreadnoughtus if it fell over."

Lacovara and his team said the dinosaur got caught in quicksand, which helped to preserve the remains. More than 70 percent of the Dreadnoughtus was discovered at the site, including a head - a rare find for a sauropod due to the smaller size.