Cretaceous
Baurutitan
Baurutitan brittoi
The catalogue presents Baurutitan as a herbivore member of Titanosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.6–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 12.0–14.0 m in length and 7.0–9.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Baurutitan, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Kellner et al. (2005).
The PBDB places it in Aeolosaurini, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Titanosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Titanosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The catalogue records the holotype as MCT 1490-R and the type locality as “Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil”.
- MCT 1490-R
- Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil
The catalogue's reference measurements are 12.0–14.0 m in length and 7.0–9.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 12.0-14.0 m
- 7.0-9.0 tons
The record gathers 6 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
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
- 12.0–14.0 m
- Weight
- 7.0–9.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.6–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2005
- Described by
- Kellner et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Titanosauridae
- Genus
- Baurutitan
- Species
- B. brittoi
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
- MCT 1490-R
- Type locality
- Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil