[D] Paralititan stromeri [sG] [T]
Describer
Smith, Lamanna, Lacovara, Dodson, Smith, Poole, Giegengack, Attia, 2001
Time
Cretaceous Late Cenomanian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Titanosauria
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Baharija Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Sahara, Egypt
Length
30 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies
\\\"Tidal giant\\\" Humerus (1.67 meter), vertebrae, dorsal ribs, scapulae, possible dermal armor, forelimb material, representing a 20 to 25 percent complete titanosaurid. Paralititan stromeri weighed nearly 70 tons. Paralititan stromeri was discovered in the first months of 2000 by a team of the Pennsilvania University. The actual discovery was made by the student Joshua Smith in 1999.
Ethymology
Greek paralos = \\\"near the sea\\\" (paralic referring to tidal nenvironments) and Greek Titan =(offspring of Uranus and Gaea, symbolic of brute strength and large size)
Holotype
CGM 81119, two fused caudal sacral vertebrae, proximal caudal vertebra, dorsal and sacral ribs, incomplete scapulae, complete right and incomplete left humeri, distal metacarpal, several other elements.
Diagnosis of genus (as for the typespecies)
Very large \\\"titanosaurud\\\" characterized by proximal caudal centra more wide than tall; prominent tabular process on caudal margin of scapula distal to proximal expansion; humerus having medial ridge on proximocaudal face and retangular radial condyle (Smith, Lamanna, Lacovara, Dodson, Smith, Poole, Giegengack and Attia , 2001)
Smith, Lamanna, Lacovara, Dodson, Smith, Poole, Giegengack, Attia, 2001
Time
Cretaceous Late Cenomanian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Titanosauria
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Baharija Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Sahara, Egypt
Length
30 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies
\\\"Tidal giant\\\" Humerus (1.67 meter), vertebrae, dorsal ribs, scapulae, possible dermal armor, forelimb material, representing a 20 to 25 percent complete titanosaurid. Paralititan stromeri weighed nearly 70 tons. Paralititan stromeri was discovered in the first months of 2000 by a team of the Pennsilvania University. The actual discovery was made by the student Joshua Smith in 1999.
Ethymology
Greek paralos = \\\"near the sea\\\" (paralic referring to tidal nenvironments) and Greek Titan =(offspring of Uranus and Gaea, symbolic of brute strength and large size)
Holotype
CGM 81119, two fused caudal sacral vertebrae, proximal caudal vertebra, dorsal and sacral ribs, incomplete scapulae, complete right and incomplete left humeri, distal metacarpal, several other elements.
Diagnosis of genus (as for the typespecies)
Very large \\\"titanosaurud\\\" characterized by proximal caudal centra more wide than tall; prominent tabular process on caudal margin of scapula distal to proximal expansion; humerus having medial ridge on proximocaudal face and retangular radial condyle (Smith, Lamanna, Lacovara, Dodson, Smith, Poole, Giegengack and Attia , 2001)