Uberabatitan

U-ber-ah-ty-tan.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Uberabatitan ‭(‬Uberaba titan‭)‬.

Phonetic

U-ber-ah-ty-tan.

Named By

Leoardo Salgado‭ & ‬Ismer de Souza Carvalho‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

U.‭ ‬ribeiroi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mar�lia Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Limbs,‭ ‬pelvis and vertebrae.

In Depth

       Uberabatitan is a genus of titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur that is known from the Marilla Formation of the bauru group of Brazil.‭ ‬Being Maastrichtian in age,‭ ‬Uberabatitan would have been one of the last titanosaurs to live before the KT extinction ended the reign of the dinosaurs.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Uberabatitan ribeiroi,‭ ‬a new titanosaur from the Mar�lia Formation‭ (‬Bauru Group,‭ ‬Upper Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬Minas Gerais,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬51‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬881‭–‬901.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Leoardo Salgado‭ & ‬Ismer de Souza Carvalho‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008. – Osteology and systematics of Uberabatitan ribeiroi (Dinosauria; Sauropoda): a Late Cretaceous titanosaur from Minas Gerais, Brazil. – Zootaxa. 4577 (3): 401–438. – J. C. G. Silva Jr., T. S. Marinho, A. G. Martinelli & M. C. Langer – 2019.

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