Diamantinasaurus matildae The Waltzing Matilda Dinosaur

Diamantinasaurus matildae

The Australian dinosaur Diamantinasaurus matildae was named for the Dimantina River and the song Waltzing Matilda.  It was found in Queensland, Australia.  The armor or osteoderms that you see in the drawing are known in other Titanosaurs that are similar so it is a possiblility that Diamantiansaurus had these.  This was a large herbivore and both a Sauropod and a Titanosaur.  It was not near as big as some known Titanosaurs.  It was still no tiny animal.  It was up to 52 feet or 16 meters long.  It possibly weighed up to 22 tons.  It lived in the Early Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era.

The Pterosaurs in the background, flying over the forest, are also an Australian animal.  Oops. . . .I should say they WERE an Australian animal.  They are, of course, exticnt now.  They are called Mythunga.  It lived in the Early Cretaceous Period as well.  It was not the largest Pterosaur, but it was still pretty big.  It had a wingspan of 15 feet or 4.7 meters.  It is known from only a few fosslilized bones.

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