Narambuenatitan
nah-rahm-BWAY-nah-TIE-tan /naˌræmˈbweɪnæˌtaɪtæn/
Accepted genus
Titan from Narambuena
- Narambuena · Place name · locality in Neuquén Province, Argentina where the fossils were found
- titan · Greek · giant, a Titan of Greek myth
The name combines Narambuena, the locality in Neuquén Province, Argentina where the fossils were found, with the Greek "Titan", the giant gods of Greek myth, a common ending for large sauropods. It therefore means roughly "Narambuena titan". The type species is Narambuenatitan palomoi.
- Named by
- Filippi, García and Garrido
- Year named
- 2011
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Anacleto Formation, Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina
A titanosaurian sauropod (a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur). Considered a valid genus.