Kaijutitan
Name:
Kaijutitan
(Kaiju titan).
Phonetic: Kye-ju-ty-tan.
Named By: L. S. Filippi, L. Salgado
& A. C. Garrido - 2019.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: K. maui (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unknown.
Known locations: Argentina, Neuqu�n Province -
Sierra Barrosa Formation.
Time period: Coniacian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
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. S. Filippi, L. Salgado
& A. C. Garrido - 2019.
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