Genus
Valid Extinct

Maxakalisaurus

Kellner et al. 2006

Maxakalisaurus is a genus of titanosaur dinosaur, found in the Adamantina Formation of Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais in 1998. The genus name is derived from the tribe of the Maxakali; Topa is one of their divinities.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Maxakalisaurus
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Replica of the skeleton of the Maxakalisaurus topai dinosaur exhibited at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro © GeoPotinga · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Colossosauria Unranked clade
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Rinconsauria Unranked clade
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Maxakalisaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
13 m ⓘ
12,6 m ⓘ
Maxakalisaurus topai  
Mass
4 200 kg ⓘ
Maxakalisaurus topai  
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
3
Geological formations
Adamantina
3
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
3
Species (1)
Maxakalisaurus topai 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos, and S. A. K. d. Azevedo, M. N. F. Trotta, D. D. R. Henriques, M. M. T. Craik, H. d. P. Silva. 2006. On a new titanosaur sauropod from the Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Geologia 74:1-31
Bibliography (2)
A. G. Martinelli, D. Riff, and R. P. Lopes. 2011. Discussion about the occurrence of the genus Aeolosaurus Powell 1987 (Dinosauria, Titanosauria) in the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil. Gaea - Journal of Geoscience 7(1):34-40 DOI ↗
A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos, and S. A. K. d. Azevedo, M. N. F. Trotta, D. D. R. Henriques, M. M. T. Craik, H. d. P. Silva. 2006. On a new titanosaur sauropod from the Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Geologia 74:1-31