Oceanotitan

O-shen-o-ty-tan
By Harper Gray
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Harper Gray

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Gray, H. (2014, June 4). Oceanotitan. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/oceanotitan/

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Name

Oceanotitan ‭(‬ocean titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

O-shen-o-ty-tan

Named By

P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Camarasauromorpha,‭ ‬Titanosauriformes.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

O.‭ ‬dantasi‭

Size

Total body size uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Portugal‭ ‬-‭ ‬Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Formation.

Time Period

Kimmeridgian/Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains including scapula‭ (‬shoulder blade‭)‬,‭ ‬ilium‭ (‬hip‭)‬,‭ ‬partial rear leg,‭ ‬and caudal‭ ‬(tail‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       Oceanotitan is a genus of titanisauriform dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1578782:1-23.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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