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long-neck giant
Baurutitan
Say it like this: “BOH-roo-TIE-tuhn”
Baurutitan britoi
Baurutitan ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Brazil.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2005 · Kellner, A. W. A.; Campos, D. D. A.; Trotta, M. N. F.
- Hip height
- 3.5 m · 11 ft
- Length
- 12–14 m · 39–46 ft
- Weight
- 15 tonnes
- Found in
- Brazil · Serra da Galga
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Aeolosaurini
The story in short
In 2005, A. W. A. Kellner and colleagues published the name Baurutitan. The name means “bauru giant.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Brazil, including the Serra da Galga Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Baurutitan at a length near 12–14 m, hips about 3.5 m high, and a body mass around 15 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Aeolosaurini, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Adamantisaurus
Adamantisaurus mezzalirai
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago
Aeolosaurus
Aeolosaurus rionegrinus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago
Arrudatitan
Arrudatitan maximus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago