Cretaceous
Brasilotitan
Brasilotitan nemophagus
The catalogue presents Brasilotitan as a herbivore member of Titanosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 84.9–70.6 Ma. Its estimated range is 12.0 m in length and 7.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Adamantina Formation, São Paulo, Brasil. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Brasilotitan, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Machado et al. (2013).
The PBDB places it in Rinconsauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Titanosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Titanosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Adamantina Formation (1). Provenance: Brazil.
The catalogue records the holotype as MPMA 45-0001-09 and the type locality as “Adamantina Formation, São Paulo, Brasil”.
- MPMA 45-0001-09
- Adamantina Formation, São Paulo, Brasil
The catalogue's reference measurements are 12.0 m in length and 7.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 12.0 m
- 7.0 tons
The record gathers 2 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
- 12.0 m
- Weight
- 7.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 84.9–70.6 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2013
- Described by
- Martinelli & Riff
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Titanosauridae
- Genus
- Brasilotitan
- Species
- B. nemophagus
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
- MPMA 45-0001-09
- Type locality
- Adamantina Formation, São Paulo, Brasil