Soriatitan

Titan of Soria

• Soria · Spanish (place name) · Soria Province, Spain
• titan · Greek · Titan, a giant of Greek mythology

The name combines Soria, the Spanish province where the fossils were found, with Titan, the giants of Greek mythology, a common root for large sauropods. It therefore refers to a giant from Soria. The type species, S. golmayensis, is named after Golmayo, the locality of the discovery.

Named by

Royo-Torres et al.

Year named

2017

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Castrillo de la Reina Formation, Golmayo, Soria Province, Spain

A titanosauriform sauropod. The exact stage range of the formation is somewhat uncertain; Barremian is given as the main age.