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BAURUTITAN
(bow-ru-ty-tan)
Named By: A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos & M. N. F. Trotta in 2005
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Brazil, Minas Gerais - Marilia Formation
Size: Estimated about 24 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains including caudal (tail) vertebrae
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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Baurutitan was a genus of Late Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur. It was a lithostrotian titanosaur which lived in what is now Brazil. The type species, Baurutitan britoi, was described in 2005 by Kellner, Campos, and Trotta and is based on distinctive caudal vertebrae. This South American dinosaur was found in Uberaba, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

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