Paludititan

Pa-lu-de-ty-tan.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2015, January 21). Paludititan. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/paludititan/

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Name

Paludititan ‭(‬swamp titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pa-lu-de-ty-tan.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Csiki,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Codrea,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Jipa-Murzea‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Godefroit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

H.‭ ‬nalatzensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Romania‭ ‬-‭ ‬S�npetru Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeletal remains including vertebrae,‭ ‬ribs,‭ ‬elements of the pelvis and toe claws.

In Depth

       Discovered in the increasingly famous Hațeg basin of Romania,‭ ‬Paludititan was a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in Eastern Europe towards the end of the Cretaceous period.‭ ‬Paludititan is not the first titanosaur to be named from this part of the world,‭ ‬the‭ ‬dwarf titanosaur Magyarosaurus‭ ‬was named earlier and‭ ‬seems to have been particularly common.

Further Reading

‭ ‬-‭ ‬A partial titanosaur‭ (‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬skeleton from the Maastrichtian of Nalat-Vad,‭ ‬Hateg Basin,‭ ‬Romania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie Abhandlungen‭ ‬258‭(‬3‭)‬:297-324.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Csiki,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Codrea,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Jipa-Murzea‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Godefroit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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