Nullotitan

Nullo's titan

• Nullo · Spanish (surname) · Francisco Nullo, an Argentine geologist who worked on the geology of the region
• titan · Greek · giant (the Titans of Greek myth)

Nullotitan is a giant long-necked sauropod from southern Patagonia. The first part honours the Argentine geologist Francisco Nullo, who studied the geology of the area. The second part, "titan", refers to the Greek Titans and to the animal's huge size. The type species is Nullotitan glaciaris, whose species name refers to Los Glaciares region.

Named by

Novas et al.

Year named

2019

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Cerro Fortaleza Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

A titanosaurian sauropod. The exact stage within the Late Cretaceous is not given here because I am not certain of it.