Named By: | Novas et al. 2005 |
Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 118 Ma |
Location: | Argentina, Chubut Province - Cerro Barcino Formation |
Size: | Estimated at 12.2 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Fragmentary skull and mandible (lower jaw), teeth and partial post cranial skeleton |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosaur | Saurischia | Theropoda | Carcharodontosauridae | |
Tyrannotitan is a genus of huge bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the carcharodontosaurid family from the Aptian stage of the early Cretaceous period, discovered in Argentina. It is closely related to other giant predators like Carcharodontosaurus and especially Giganotosaurus as well as Mapusaurus. The name means "Tyrant titan".