Soriatitan

Sor-e-ah-ty-tan.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2014, July 24). Soriatitan. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/soriatitan/

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Name

Soriatitan ‭(‬Soria titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sor-e-ah-ty-tan.

Named By

R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fuentes,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Meijide,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Meijide-Fuentes‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Meijide-Fuentes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Brachiosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬golmayensis‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be between‭ ‬13-14‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Golmayo Formation.

Time Period

Hauterivian/Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Teeth and partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Soriatitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in Spain during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Although only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Soriatitan has been identified as a brachiosaurid sauropod,‭ ‬with features seen in both European and North American brachiosaurid dinosaurs.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Brachiosauridae Sauropod dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous of Europe‭ (‬Soria Province,‭ ‬Spain‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬80:38-55.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fuentes,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Meijide,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Meijide-Fuentes‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Meijide-Fuentes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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