Genus
Valid Extinct

Sibirotitan

Averianov et al. 2018

Sibirotitan is a genus of somphospondyl sauropod from the Early Cretaceous Ilek Formation of Russia. The type and only species is S. astrosacralis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Sibirotitan
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Sibirotitan metatarsal I, PM TGU 16/0−8, from Averianov et al. (2002) © Alexander Averianov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Sibirotitan Genus
Measurements
Length
21,5 m ⓘ
Sibirotitan astrosacralis
Mass
21 500 kg ⓘ
Sibirotitan astrosacralis
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
4
Geological formations
Ilek
4
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Sibirotitan astrosacralis 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. Averianov, S. Ivantsov, and P. Skutschas, A. Faingertz, S. Leshchinskiy. 2018. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation, Western Siberia, Russia. Geobios 51:1-14 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
A. O. Averianov, A. Podlesnov, and D. Slobodin, P. Skutschas, O. Feofanova, O. Vladimirova. 2023. First sauropod dinosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous Shestakovo 3 locality, Western Siberia, Russia. Biological Communications 68(4):236-252 DOI ↗
A. Averianov, S. Ivantsov, and P. Skutschas, A. Faingertz, S. Leshchinskiy. 2018. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation, Western Siberia, Russia. Geobios 51:1-14 DOI ↗