Dinosaur Name Meanings

Arrudatitan

ah-ROO-dah-TIE-tan /ɑˌruːdɑˈtaɪtæn/

Accepted genus

Arruda's titan

  • Arruda · Portuguese (surname) · honours Antonio Celso de Arruda Campos
  • titan · Greek · giant

Arrudatitan combines the surname Arruda with the Greek "titan", a giant. It honours Antonio Celso de Arruda Campos, a Brazilian paleontologist linked to the Monte Alto paleontology museum. The "titan" ending is common in names of titanosaurian sauropods.

Named by
Silva Junior et al.
Year named
2019
Period
Late Cretaceous
Found in
Adamantina Formation, São Paulo State, Brazil

A titanosaurian sauropod. The type species is Arruda­titan maraca. The etymology of the honoree is given from memory, so treat it with some caution.