Lohuecotitan

Lo-hu-ey-ko-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

Lohuecotitan ‭(‬Lo Hueco titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lo-hu-ey-ko-ty-tan.

Named By

V.‭ ‬D�ez D�az,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬P�ramo,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Marcos-Fern�ndez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Macronaria,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Lithostrotia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬pandafilandi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Villalba de la Sierra Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Lohuecotitan is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Spain during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new titanosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco‭ (‬Cuenca,‭ ‬Spain‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬D�ez D�az,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬P�ramo,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Marcos-Fern�ndez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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