Genus
Valid Extinct

Oceanotitan

Mocho et al. 2019

Oceanotitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from the Upper Jurassic Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. It is represented by a single specimen consisting of several tail vertebrae and appendicular bones. It contains one species, Oceanotitan dantasi. Oceanotitan is classified as possibly one of the earliest members of the Somphospondyli, a group of sauropods that includes the titanosaurs.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Oceanotitan
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Skeletal reconstruction of the Oceanotitan dantasi holotype SHN 181, with right femur in anterior view. The human silhouette is myself. © Gunnar Bivens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Oceanotitan Genus
Measurements
Length
16 m ⓘ
Oceanotitan dantasi
Mass
10 000 kg ⓘ
Oceanotitan dantasi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇹 Portugal
1
Geological formations
Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo
1
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Oceanotitan dantasi 152 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres, and F. Ortega. 2019. A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres, and F. Ortega. 2019. A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗