Full reference: J. B. Smith, M. C. Lamanna, K. J. Lacovara, P. Dodson, J. R. Smith, J. C. Poole, R. Giegengack and Y. Attia. 2001. A giant sauropod dinosaur from an Upper Cretaceous mangrove deposit in Egypt. Science 292:1704-1706
Parent taxon: Lithostrotia according to E. Gorscak et al. 2017
See also Curry Rogers 2005, Mannion and Calvo 2011, Smith et al. 2001, Taquet 2010, Thulborn 2002, Upchurch et al. 2004 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Antarctosaurus, Antarctosaurus jaxarticus, Arackar, Atacamatitan, Bustingorrytitan, Elaltitan, Epachthosaurus, Jainosaurus, Kaijutitan, Magyarosaurus, Malawisaurus, Nemegtosauridae, Normanniasaurus, Nullotitan, Paludititan, Pellegrinisaurus, Saltasauroidea, Shingopana, Tengrisaurus, Vahiny, Volgatitan
Subtaxa: Paralititan stromeri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Egypt (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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