Lab Notes: Giant dino discovery fulfils a childhood dream
From The Science Show by ABC Australia
May 21, 2026 · 11 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the discovery of Nagatitan, the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia, featuring insights from a researcher involved in the find.
A new giant dinosaur has been uncovered in Thailand: the largest ever found in South-East Asia. More than 100 million years ago, Nagatitan towered over the Earth — and has now been described by a team of researchers from the UK and Thailand. Jonathan Webb speaks with Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, a PhD student at University College London who was part of the team that discovered and named this prehistoric behemoth. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au Featuring: Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, PhD student University College London Further information: The first sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand enriches the diversity of somphospondylan titanosauriforms in southeast Asia This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Webb
Guest: Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul
Topics covered
- dinosaur discovery
- paleontology
- research collaboration
- South-East Asia
- Nagatitan
- prehistoric life
Keywords
- Nagatitan
- dinosaur
- Thailand
- paleontology
- research
- University College London
- Gadigal
- Ngunnawal
- Ngambri
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University College London
Places: Thailand, South-East Asia, Australia, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Ngambri
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