Liaoningotitan

Le-ow-ning-ty-tan.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Liaoningotitan ‭(‬Liaoning titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Le-ow-ning-ty-tan.

Named By

C.-F.‭ ‬Zhou,‭ ‬W.--H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Sekiya‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauriformes,‭ ‬Somphospondyli.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬sinensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Formation‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yixian Formation.

Time Period

‭ ‬Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Liaoningotitan is a genus of titanisauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Titanosauriformes dinosaur from Jehol Biota of western Liaoning,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Global Geology.‭ ‬37‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬327‭–‬333.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.-F.‭ ‬Zhou,‭ ‬W.–H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Sekiya‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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