Notocolossus

southern giant (south colossus)

• notos · Greek · south
• colossus · Latin (from Greek kolossos) · giant statue, giant

The name combines the Greek word for "south" with the Latin-derived word "colossus", meaning a giant statue. It refers to the huge size of this titanosaur and to its discovery in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America. The type species is Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi, named for Bernardo González Parejas, who found the fossils.

Named by

González Riga et al.

Year named

2016

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Turonian – Coniacian

Found in

Plottier Formation, Mendoza Province, Argentina

A titanosaurian sauropod and one of the largest known land animals. It was estimated at about 28 m long and roughly 50–60 tonnes, though size estimates vary.