Kaijutitan

kaiju titan (monster titan)

• kaiju · Japanese · strange beast, monster
• titan · Greek · a giant from Greek myth

The name combines the Japanese word "kaiju" (strange beast, as in giant movie monsters) with "Titan", the giant gods of Greek mythology. It refers to the animal's very large size. The only known species is Kaijutitan maximus, whose species name is Latin for "greatest".

Named by

Filippi, Salgado and Garrido

Year named

2019

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Coniacian

Found in

Sierra Barrosa Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A large basal titanosaur sauropod from Patagonia, known from partial skeletal remains.