Titanomachya

Say it like this: “TIE-ta-no-MAH-chee-uh”

Titanomachya gimenezi

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

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When: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Named in: 2025 · Pérez-Moreno, A.; Salgado, L.; Carballido, J. L.; Otero, A.; Pol, D.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 6 m · 20 ft
Weight: 5.8–9.8 tonnes
Found in: Argentina · La Colonia
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Saltasauroidea

The story in short

Titanomachya was formally named in 2025 by A. Pérez-Moreno and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Titanomachya date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the La Colonia Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Titanomachya at a length near 6 m and a body mass around 5.8–9.8 tonnes.

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

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