Cretaceous
Uberabatitan
Uberabatitan ribeiroi
The catalogue presents Uberabatitan as a herbivore member of Titanosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.6–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 15.0–20.0 m in length and 10.0–15.0 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 Uberabatitan, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Salgado and Carvalho (2008).
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 is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Serra da Galga Formation (1). Provenance: Brazil.
The catalogue records the holotype as CPPLIP 959 and the type locality as “Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil”.
- CPPLIP 959
- Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil
The catalogue's reference measurements are 15.0–20.0 m in length and 10.0–15.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 15.0-20.0 m
- 10.0-15.0 tons
The record gathers 5 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
- 15.0–20.0 m
- Weight
- 10.0–15.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.6–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2008
- Described by
- Salgado & Carvalho
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Titanosauridae
- Genus
- Uberabatitan
- Species
- U. ribeiroi
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
- CPPLIP 959
- Type locality
- Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brasil