Phosphatotitan

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Phosphatotitan khouribgaensis

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

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When: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Named in: 2026 · Longrich, N. R.; Pérez-Moreno, A.; Díez Díaz, V.; Pereda-Suberbiola, X.; Bardet, N.; Jalil, N. E.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: 3.5–4.3 tonnes
Found in: Morocco · Phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Lognkosauria

The story in short

Phosphatotitan was formally named in 2026 by N. R. Longrich and colleagues.

Fossils referred to Phosphatotitan date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Morocco, including the Phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Phosphatotitan at a body mass around 3.5–4.3 tonnes.

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

Close relatives

Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus huinculensis

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Drusilasaura

Drusilasaura deseadensis

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Futalognkosaurus

Futalognkosaurus dukei

Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago