Tyrannotitan

Tyrannotitan chubutensis

Tyrannotitan — reconstrução científica

Tyrannotitan foi um terópode carnívoro do Cretáceo, descrito por Fernando Novas et al.. Viveu há aproximadamente 115.0-105.0 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é Argentina (Patagônia). Medindo de 12.0-13.0 m, pesando 5.0-7.0 tons, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.

Tyrannotitan (; lit. 'tyrant titan') is a genus of large theropod dinosaur belonging to the carcharodontosaurid family. It is known from a single species, T. chubutensis, which lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina. Tyrannotitan is considered to share a close relationship with other prominent South American carcharodontosaurids such as Giganotosaurus and Mapusaurus. Unlike its relatives, it was bulkier and more robust. This taxon is known from two specimens, both of which are highly incomplete.

Família
Carcharodontosauridae
Ordem
Saurischia
Período
Cretaceous (115.0-105.0 MYA)
Dieta
Carnivore
Comprimento
12.0-13.0 m
Peso
5.0-7.0 tons

Fatos científicos

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