Genus
Valid Extinct

Volgatitan

Averianov and Efimov 2018

Volgatitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of the Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The type and only species is Volgatitan simbirskiensis, known from seven caudal vertebrae from a single individual. It was initially described as a titanosaur related to Lognkosauria, but a later study suggests it may instead be a member of Mamenchisauridae. It was first described in November 2018 by Russian palaeontologists Alexander Averianov and Vladimir Efimov. It is estimated to have weighed about 17.3 metric tons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Volgatitan
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Saurischia Unranked clade
Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
Massopoda Unranked clade
Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
Sauropoda Unranked clade
Gravisauria Unranked clade
Eusauropoda Unranked clade
Mamenchisauridae Unranked clade
Volgatitan Genus
Measurements
Length
20 m
Volgatitan simbirskiensis
Mass
15 000 kg
Volgatitan simbirskiensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Volgatitan simbirskiensis 133 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. Averianov and V. Efimov. 2018. The oldest titanosaurian sauropod of the Northern Hemisphere. Biological Communications 63(3):145-162 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. Averianov and V. Efimov. 2018. The oldest titanosaurian sauropod of the Northern Hemisphere. Biological Communications 63(3):145-162 DOI ↗