Sibirotitan

Siberian titan

• Sibiro- · Latinised (from Siberia) · Siberia
• titan · Greek · Titan, a giant of Greek myth

The name combines "Sibiro-", referring to Siberia, with "titan", the giant gods of Greek mythology, a common name element for large sauropods. It therefore means "Siberian titan" and refers to the large sauropod's discovery in Siberia, Russia.

Named by

Averianov et al.

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Ilek Formation, Shestakovo locality, Kemerovo Oblast, western Siberia, Russia

A titanosauriform sauropod; the type species is Sibirotitan astrosacralis. Year of naming and exact stages are not given here because I am not certain of them.