Daxiatitan is a genus of titanosauriform Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Lanzhou Basin, Gansu Province, northwestern China. It is known from fossils including several neck vertebrae, a shoulder blade, and a thigh bone.
It was a very large dinosaur, estimated at 23–30 meters (75–98 feet). Like both Euhelopus and Huanghetitan, it had an enormously long neck.
The neck of Daxiatitan was about 50 feet long which is longer than an adult Tyrannosaurus rex.
In popular culture[]
- Daxiatitan appeared in the documentary series called Jurassic C.S.I..
References[]
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- ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2011) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2010 Appendix.
- ^http://dinogami.smugmug.com/Travel/Dinosaurs-Along-The-Silk-2/8814579_u2jLY#583746852_JEN8bReconstructing the skeleton of Daxiatitan