Cretaceous
Angaturama
Angaturama limai
The catalogue presents Angaturama as a carnivore member of Spinosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 119.6–113.2 Ma. Its estimated range is 7.0–8.0 m in length and 1.5–2.5 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Romualdo Formation, Ceará, Brasil. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Angaturama, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Kellner and Campos (1996).
The PBDB places it in Spinosaurinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Spinosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Spinosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Aptian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Romualdo Formation (1). Provenance: Brazil.
The catalogue records the holotype as MPSC R 1068 and the type locality as “Romualdo Formation, Ceará, Brasil”.
- MPSC R 1068
- Romualdo Formation, Ceará, Brasil
The catalogue's reference measurements are 7.0–8.0 m in length and 1.5–2.5 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 7.0-8.0 m
- 1.5-2.5 tons
The record gathers 13 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 7.0–8.0 m
- Weight
- 1.5–2.5 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 119.6–113.2 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1996
- Described by
- Kellner & Campos
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Spinosauridae
- Genus
- Angaturama
- Species
- A. limai
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MPSC R 1068
- Type locality
- Romualdo Formation, Ceará, Brasil