Garrigatitan

Gar-rig-ah-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. (2012, October 9). Garrigatitan. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/garrigatitan/

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Name

Garrigatitan ‭(‬garrigue titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gar-rig-ah-ty-tan.

Named By

Ver�nica D�ez D�az,‭ ‬G�raldine Garcia,‭ ‬Xabier Pereda Suberbiola,‭ ‬Benjamin Jentgen-Ceschino,‭ ‬Koen Stein,‭ ‬Pascal Godefroit‭ &‬Xavier Valentin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬meridionalis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains,‭ ‬but holotype,‭ ‬which is a juvenile/subadult is roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬4-6‭ ‬meters long at the time of death.‭ ‬Fully grown adults would have been larger.

Known locations

France‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gr�s � Reptiles Formation.

Time Period

Late Campanian/Early Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial sacrum of a subadult.‭ ‬Additional fossil bones found near to the holotype have also been assigned to the genus and these include vertebrae,‭ ‬ribs and limb bones.

In Depth

       Garrigatitan is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Known only from partial remains of an immature individual,‭ ‬Garrigatitan seems to have been a fairly small titanosaur,‭ ‬even when fully grown.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new titanosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Velaux-La-Bastide Neuve‭ (‬southern France‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology:‭ ‬1‭–‬20.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ver�nica D�ez D�az,‭ ‬G�raldine Garcia,‭ ‬Xabier Pereda Suberbiola,‭ ‬Benjamin Jentgen-Ceschino,‭ ‬Koen Stein,‭ ‬Pascal Godefroit‭ &‬Xavier Valentin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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