Paralititan

Say it like this: “pa-RAL-i-TIE-tuhn”

Paralititan stromeri

Paralititan ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Egypt.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Named in: 2001 · Smith, J. B.; Lamanna, M. C.; Lacovara, K. J.; Dodson, P.; Smith, J. R.; Poole, J. C.; Giegengack, R.; Attia, Y.
Hip height: 4.5 m · 15 ft
Length: 28 m · 92 ft
Weight: 20–55 tonnes
Found in: Egypt · Bahariya
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Lithostrotia

The story in short

In 2001, J. B. Smith and colleagues published the name Paralititan. The name means “tidal giant.”

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Egypt, including the Bahariya Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Paralititan at a length near 28 m, hips about 4.5 m high, and a body mass around 20–55 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Lithostrotia, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Atacamatitan

Atacamatitan chilensis

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Maastrichtian) · roughly 100.5 to 66 million years ago

Dreadnoughtus

Dreadnoughtus schrani

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Elaltitan

Elaltitan lilloi

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) · roughly 89.8 to 85.7 million years ago