Sibirotitan

Si-be-ro-ty-tan.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

Emerson Winslow delves into the underwater world of prehistoric fish, uncovering the mysteries of early marine life. His discoveries have enhanced understanding of vertebrate evolution in aquatic environments.

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Name

Sibirotitan ‭(‬Siberian titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Si-be-ro-ty-tan.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Averianov,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ivantsov,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Skutschas,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Faingertz‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Leshchinskiy‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauriformes,‭ ‬Somphospondyli.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬astrosacralis‭

Size

Roughly about 15 meters long.

Known locations

Russia,‭ ‬Kemerovo Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ilek Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial post cranial skeleton including vertebrae,‭ ‬sacrum,‭ ‬foot.

In Depth

       Fossils of Sibirotitan were first found in Russia during the‭ ‬1950s,‭ ‬but‭ ‬not‭ ‬named until the disarticulated bones were put together and finally given a name in‭ ‬2018.‭ ‬At the time of the genus description,‭ ‬Sibirotitan was regarded as one of the oldest titanisauriform sauropod dinosaurs on the Asian continent.‭ ‬Further detail than this is hard to say until further fossils for this dinosaur can be found.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation,‭ ‬Western Siberia,‭ ‬Russia.‭ ‬Geobios‭ ‬51:1-14.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Averianov,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ivantsov,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Skutschas,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Faingertz‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Leshchinskiy‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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