Name
Volgatitan (Volga titan).
Phonetic
Vol-ga-ty-tan.
Named By
A. Averianov & V. Efimov - 2018.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
V. simbirskiensis
Size
Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations
Russia.
Time Period
Hauterivian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Several caudal (tail) vertebrae.
Volgatitan is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Russia during the early Cretaceous period.
- The oldest titanosaurian sauropod of the Northern Hemisphere. - Biological Communications 63(3):145-162. - A. Averianov & V. Efimov - 2018.
