Genus
Valid Extinct

Kaijutitan

Filippi et al. 2019

Kaijutitan is a genus of basal titanosaur dinosaur from the Sierra Barrosa Formation from Neuquén Province in Argentina. The type and only species is Kaijutitan maui.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Lithostrotia Unranked clade
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Kaijutitan Genus
Measurements
Length
19,5 m ⓘ
Kaijutitan maui
Mass
15 000 kg ⓘ
Kaijutitan maui
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
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Geological formations
Sierra Barrosa
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Temporal distribution
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
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Species (1)
Kaijutitan maui 90 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
L. S. Filippi, L. Salgado, and A. C. Garrido. 2019. A new giant basal titanosaur sauropod in the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 100:61-81 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. S. Filippi, L. Salgado, and A. C. Garrido. 2019. A new giant basal titanosaur sauropod in the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 100:61-81 DOI ↗