Maxakalisaurus Kellner et al. 2006 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos, S. A. K. Azevedo, M. N. F. Trotta, D. D. R. Henriques, M. M. T. Craik, and H. P. Silva. 2006. On a new titanosaur sauropod from the Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Geologia 74:1-31

Parent taxon: Rinconsauria according to B. A. Navarro et al. 2022

See also Bittencourt and Langer 2011, Kellner et al. 2006 and Santucci and Arruda-Campos 2011

Sister taxa: Adamantisaurus, Arrudatitan, Brasilotitan, Bravasaurus, Muyelensaurus, Overosaurus, Pitekunsaurus, Punatitan, Rinconsaurus, Uberabatitan

Subtaxa: Maxakalisaurus topai

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Sierra de Boa Vista (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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