Udelartitan

Udelar titan

• Udelar · Spanish · acronym for Universidad de la República, the public university of Uruguay
• titan · Greek · giant, from the Titans of Greek myth

The name honours the Universidad de la República (Udelar) in Uruguay, whose researchers study and house the fossils. It is combined with "titan", a reference to the giant Titans of Greek myth and the common naming of titanosaur sauropods. The name therefore means roughly "Udelar's giant".

Named by

Soto et al.

Year named

2021

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Asencio Formation, Uruguay

A titanosaurian sauropod from Uruguay; the type species is Udelartitan celeste. Exact stage, authorship details and locality are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.