Patagotitan mayorum

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Patagotitan mayorum is a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Patagonia, considered among the largest land animals known from the fossil record.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil taxon
sauropod
titanosaur
titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur
bodyPlan long-necked
long-tailed
clade Neosauropoda
linked to: Sauropoda

Sauropoda
Somphospondyli
Titanosauriformes
linked to: Sauropoda
class Reptilia
comparedWith Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Dreadnoughtus schrani
continent South America
country Argentina
describedBy Diego Pol
José Luis Carballido
diet herbivorous
discoveredBy Diego Pol
José Luis Carballido
estimatedLength approximately 37 meters
estimatedMass approximately 60–70 metric tons
family Titanosauria
formation Cerro Barcino Formation
fossilsStoredAt Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio
fossilType limb bones
postcranial skeleton
vertebrae
foundIn Patagonia
genus Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
geologicalAge Cenomanian–Turonian
geologicalPeriod Late Cretaceous
holotype MPEF-PV 3400
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom multiple partial skeletons
livedInEnvironment floodplain ecosystem
locomotion quadrupedal
namedAfter the Mayo family
nameMeaning giant from Patagonia of the Mayos
notableFor being among the largest known land animals
gigantic body size
order Saurischia
parentTaxon Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
phylum Chordata
suborder Sauropodomorpha
linked to: Saurischia
superorder Dinosauria
taxonRank species
temporalRangeEnd Cenomanian–Turonian boundary
yearDescribed 2017

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Máximo the Titanosaur taxon Patagotitan mayorum
Máximo the Titanosaur genus Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
Máximo the Titanosaur basedOn Patagotitan mayorum fossil specimens from Patagonia
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
Máximo the Titanosaur scientificNameOfSpecies Patagotitan mayorum
Patagotitan mayorum parentTaxon Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
Patagotitan mayorum genus Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosauria notableMemberTaxon Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum
Cerro Barcino Formation containsFossilsOf Patagotitan mayorum
MPEF-PV 3400 taxonDefiningSpecimenOf Patagotitan mayorum
MPEF-PV 3400 holotypeOf Patagotitan mayorum
MPEF-PV 3400 associatedWithScientificName Patagotitan mayorum
Mayo family associatedWith Patagotitan mayorum
subject linked to: the Mayo family
Mayo family hasEponym Patagotitan mayorum
subject linked to: the Mayo family
Sauropoda includesTaxon Patagotitan
linked to: Patagotitan mayorum