Elaltitan Mannion and Otero 2012 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: P. D. Mannion and A. Otero. 2012. A reappraisal of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Argyrosaurus superbus, with a description of a new titanosaur genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3):614-638

Parent taxon: Lithostrotia according to P. D. Mannion and A. Otero 2012

See also Páramo et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Antarctosaurus, Antarctosaurus jaxarticus, Arackar, Atacamatitan, Bustingorrytitan, Epachthosaurus, Jainosaurus, Kaijutitan, Magyarosaurus, Malawisaurus, Nemegtosauridae, Normanniasaurus, Nullotitan, Paludititan, Paralititan, Pellegrinisaurus, Saltasauroidea, Shingopana, Tengrisaurus, Vahiny, Volgatitan

Subtaxa: Elaltitan lilloi

View classification

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Río Senguerr bend (PVL) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.