Named By: | Joshua B. Smith, Matthew C. Lamanna, Kenneth J. Lacovara, Peter Dodson, Jennifer R. Smith, Jason C. Poole, Robert Giegengack & Yousri Attia in 2001 |
Time Period: | Late Cretaceous, 99.6-93.5 Ma |
Location: | Egypt - Bahariya Formation |
Size: | Estimated about 26 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial post cranial remains |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Tauropoda | Titanosauria | |
Paralititan (meaning "tidal giant") was a giant titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur genus discovered in coastal deposits in the Upper Cretaceous Bahariya Formation of Egypt. It lived between 99.6 and 93.5 million years ago. It was called by one science journalist "what appears to have been the second largest known creature ever to walk on Earth."