The Biggest Dinosaur in Southeast Asia

May 14, 2026, 20:17
AsiaScience

Introduction

Scientists found a new dinosaur in Thailand. Its name is Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis.

Main Body

This dinosaur lived 113 million years ago. It was very big. It was 90 feet long and weighed 28 tons. It had light bones with air inside. Nagatitan lived in a warm place with many trees. It ate a lot of plants. It was too big for other dinosaurs to hunt. Only baby dinosaurs were in danger. This is the 14th dinosaur found in Thailand. The world was very hot then. This heat helped the dinosaur grow very large.

Conclusion

This discovery helps us understand how big dinosaurs grew in Asia.

Learning

πŸ¦– The 'Was' Pattern

In this story, we talk about the past. We use was to describe things that are finished.

How it works:

  • It was big. β†’\rightarrow (The dinosaur is not here now).
  • The world was hot. β†’\rightarrow (The weather changed).

Simple Comparison:

  • Now β†’\rightarrow It is sunny.
  • Past β†’\rightarrow It was sunny.

πŸ“ Size Words

To reach A2, you need words that describe scale. Look at these from the text:

  1. Very big (Huge)
  2. Large (Big)
  3. Too big (More than enough)

Example: The dinosaur was too big to be hunted.