Name
Oceanotitan (ocean titan).
Phonetic
O-shen-o-ty-tan
Named By
P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres & F. Ortega - 2019.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Sauropoda, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
O. dantasi
Size
Total body size uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations
Portugal - Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Formation.
Time Period
Kimmeridgian/Tithonian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial remains including scapula (shoulder blade), ilium (hip), partial rear leg, and caudal (tail) vertebrae.
Oceanotitan is a genus of titanisauriform dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Jurassic.
- A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1578782:1-23. - P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres & F. Ortega - 2019.
