Beijing - Chinese paleontologists said Tuesday they had found the remains of the largest dinosaur ever to be unearthed in Asia, measuring an estimated 35m.

The dinosaur fossil is located in Changji Prefecture, part of northwest China's Xinjiang region, Xu Xing, a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, told AFP.

"We have so far only excavated the neck of the dinosaur, but extrapolating from it, we can determine it to be 35m long," Xu said.

China has emerged as a treasure trove of dinosaur fossils, especially the northern desert regions, where the absence of vegetation makes them easier to find. - Sapa-AFP