Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus: Fossil Maps and Geological Chart Discover Argentinosaurus with our interactive fossil map and geographical timeline chart. The fossil map pinpoints discovery sites worldwide, click each marker to see fossil ages and detailed references.. The interactive bar chart reveals how many Argentinosaurus fossils were found across different geological ages, helping you visualize its prehistoric history … Read more

Mnyamawamtuka

In Depth        Certainly one of the more difficult dinosaur names to pronounce,‭ ‬Mnyamawamtuka is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Africa during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬The holotype of Mnyamawamtuka is recognised as one of the most complete titanosaurs ever discovered.‭ ‬The high level of completeness may be down to the fact that this creature was … Read more

Traukutitan

In Depth        Traukutitan is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Traukutitan was named after Trauku,‭ ‬an Araucanian mountain spirit.‭ ‬The species name T.‭ ‬eocaudata is a reference to the primitive appearing form of the caudal vertebrae.‭ ‬There is speculation that Traukutitan was a lognkosaurian titanosaur,‭ ‬and this … Read more

Chubutisaurus

In Depth        Chubutisaurus seems to have been a large but primitive titanosaur that lived in Chubut Province towards the end of the early Cretaceous,‭ ‬hence the name which means‭ ‘‬Chubut lizard‭’‬.‭ ‬Although known from different members of the Cerro barcino Formation,‭ ‬possible predatory threats to Chubutisaurus might have included large theropod dinosaurs such as Genyodectes … Read more

Dongyangosaurus

In Depth        Dongyangosaurus is a genus of titanosaurid dinosaur that is known to have lived in China at some point during the earlier stages of the late Cretaceous,‭ ‬Though only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Dongyangosaurus has been confidently identified as a saltasaurid titanosaur,‭ ‬and similar in form to Saltasaurus which is known from South America.‭ … Read more

Gobititan

In Depth        Gobititan is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of writing Gobititan is only known from caudal vertebrae and a partial hind limb,‭ ‬though from these it is possible to infer that Gobititan was a primitive titanosaur.‭ ‬This is because Gobititan is known to … Read more

Narambuenatitan

In Depth        Narambuenatitan was a fairly small genus titanosaur that lived in South America during‭ ‬the Late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Narambuenatitan has also been noted as being similar to the genus Epachthosaurus,‭ ‬and the two are included within the Lithostrotia titanosaurs. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of North Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ … Read more

Kaijutitan

In Depth        Kaijutitan is a genus of titanosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬The name‭ ‬Kaijutitan is derived from the Japanese word‭ ‘‬Kaiju‭’ ‬which means‭ ‘‬monster‭’‬. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new giant basal titanosaur sauropod in the Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Coniacian‭) ‬of the Neuqu�n Basin,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬100:61-81.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ … Read more

Adamantisaurus

In Depth        Remains of Brazilian dinosaurs are often noted as being incomplete‭ (‬for example,‭ ‬the increasingly famous spinosaurid Oxalaia was named from only the tip of the snout‭)‬,‭ ‬and Adamantisaurus was no exception to this since it was named from only six caudal vertebrae.‭ ‬These six vertebrae were originally written about in‭ ‬1959‭ ‬by Sergio … Read more

Zhuchengtitan

In Depth        Named from a single humerus,‭ ‬Zhuchengtitan is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Although not much to go on,‭ ‬the humerus of Zhuchengtitan is similar to that seen in the genus Opisthocoelicaudia,‭ ‬indicating Zhuchengtitan was a saltasaurid tianosaur. ‭        Zhuchengtitan lived in a diverse ecosystem which … Read more