Silutitan

Sil-u-ty-tan.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, February 16). Silutitan. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/silutitan/

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Name

Silutitan ‭(‬silk road titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sil-u-ty-tan.

Named By

Xiaolin Wang,‭ ‬Kamila L.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bandeira,‭ ‬Rui Qiu.‭ ‬Shunxing Jiang.‭ ‬Xin Cheng,‭ ‬Yingxia Ma‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Macronaria,‭ ‬Euhelopodidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬sinensis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Xinjiang‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shengjinkou Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Cervical‭ (‬neck vertebrae‭)‬.

In Depth

       Silutitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in South-East Asia during the early Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬The first dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Hami Pterosaur Fauna,‭ ‬China‭‬ -.‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬11‭ (‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xiaolin Wang,‭ ‬Kamila L.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bandeira,‭ ‬Rui Qiu.‭ ‬Shunxing Jiang.‭ ‬Xin Cheng,‭ ‬Yingxia Ma‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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