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Brasilotitan

Say it: brah-ZIL-oh-TIE-tan

Name means: “Brazil giant”1

Ate: PlantsLong-necksLate Cretaceous

Brasilotitan was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in Brazil during the Late Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur, a group of huge sauropods, but Brasilotitan was smaller than many of its giant cousins.1

Lived

84 to 66 million years ago4

Late Cretaceous

Fossils found in

Fossils were found near Presidente Prudente city, São Paulo State, Brazil, in the Adamantina Formation.1 2

Food

Plants1 4

Length

up to 12 m1

probably less than 12 metres long

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

as long as 2.5 cars parked in a rowas long as 67 bananas end to end

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Fun facts

Brasilotitan had a lower jaw shaped like an 'L', with the front part slightly twisted inward. This feature had never been seen before in any titanosaur.1 2

The name 'nemophagus' means 'pasture eater' or 'wood eater', referring to its plant-based diet.1

Some of the fossil bones show puncture marks, and theropod teeth were found nearby. Scientists think a meat-eating dinosaur may have scavenged the carcass before it was buried.1

Brasilotitan was small for a sauropod, probably less than 12 metres (39 feet) long.1

The fossil includes a right dentary (lower jaw bone), neck vertebrae, part of the sacrum, hip bones, and a toe claw.1 2

Brasilotitan is closely related to another Brazilian titanosaur called Uberabatitan.1

AI-made picture of Brasilotitan — An AI-made picture of how Brasilotitan might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Brasilotitan

?How big was Brasilotitan?

Brasilotitan was small for a sauropod, probably less than 12 metres long. Some sources say it was about 8 metres long and 3 metres tall.1 3

?What did Brasilotitan eat?

Brasilotitan was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Its name 'nemophagus' means 'pasture eater' or 'wood eater'.1 3

?Where was Brasilotitan found?

Brasilotitan fossils were found in Brazil, near Presidente Prudente city in São Paulo state. They were collected along a road in 2000.1 3

?Did Brasilotitan have any predators?

Yes, some of its bones have puncture marks and theropod teeth were found nearby. Scientists think a meat-eating dinosaur may have scavenged its carcass.1 3

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For dino experts

Scientific name: Brasilotitan
Named by: Machado et al. 20134
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Rinconsauria4
Classification: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Age of the rocks: 84 to 66 million years (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Rock formations: Adamantina4
Countries: Brazil4
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
Discovery: William R. Nava collected the partial skeleton in 2000 along a road near Presidente Prudente, Brazil. In 2013, a team led by Elaine B. Machado described it as a new genus and species, Brasilotitan nemophagus.1 2
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly how Brasilotitan is related to other titanosaurs. Some studies place it close to Uberabatitan, while others suggest it is related to Antarctosaurus and Bonitasaura.1

Where the facts come from

Brasilotitan (en.wikipedia.org)
A new titanosaur sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil (mapress.com)
Brasilotitan nemophagus (pt.wikipedia.org)
Brasilotitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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