Daxiatitan

Dax-e-ah-tie-tan.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Daxiatitan ‭(‬Daxia titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Dax-e-ah-tie-tan.

Named By

H-L.‭ ‬You,‭ ‬D-Q Li,‭ ‬L-Q Zhou‭ & ‬Q Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Titanosauroidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬binglingi‭

Size

Uncertain but roughly estimated to be around‭ ‬21‭ ‬meters long for the holotype, possibly longer.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Gansu Province.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Daxiatitan is another one of the really big early Cretaceous sauropods from China. T‭he holotype remains are considered to be from an individual twenty-one meters long, though Daxiatitan is also thought to have possibly also grown bigger than this.‭ ‬Daxiatitan was named after branch of the Huang He River.‭ ‬Another large sauropod with a naming connection to this‭ ‬river‭ ‬is Huanghetitan.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Daxiatitan binglingi:‭ ‬a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China,‭ ‬H-L.‭ ‬You,‭ ‬D-Q Li,‭ ‬L-Q Zhou‭ & ‬Q Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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