Tyrannotitan

Tyrannotitan

Pronunciation:
tie-RAN-oh-tie-tan
Name meaning:
'tyrant titan'
Tyrannotitan
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
12.0m
Weight:
7000kg
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
How it moved:
on two legs
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 101 million years ago
Found in:
Argentina

Tyrannotitan was a giant predator with very short arms that was closely related to Giganotosaurus and Mapusaurus. Fifty-seven Tyrannotitan teeth were found associated with Patagotitan remains, indicating that it scavenged from the bodies of these giants after they had died, as well as probably actively hunting the young and old.

Tyrannotitan milieu
Tyrannotitan milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Carcharodontosauridae
Named by:
Novas, Valais, Vickers-Rich and Rich (2005)
Type species:
chubutensis

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