No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Dino4.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Paralititan]] |
[[File:Dino4.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Paralititan]] |
||
| + | Paralititan was a genus of giant [[Titanosaur|titanosaurian]][[Sauropod]]s that lived throughout the [[Cretaceous Period]]. Because not many fossils of Paralititan have been found, little is known about them. Fossilized Paralititan remains were first discovered in the Upper Cretaceous coastal deposits of the Bahariya Formation in Egypt. The fossil was well preserved in the tidal flat deposits, which contained fossil mangrove vegetation. Though the remains were well preserved, there were not many. Scientists have determined that the available materials suggest that Paralititan was among the largest Dinosaurs to have ever lived, probably the largest. Researchers have come to the conclusion that Paralititan may have possessed [[Osteoderms]] in order to defend itself from large predators. The fossilized specimen appears to have been scavenged by a large Carnivor. This opens up the possibility that large carniverous dinosaurs, such as [[Carcharodontosaurus]], may have hunted Paralititan as its prey. |
||
| − | Paralititan was a giant [[Sauropod]] |
||
| + | [[File:Carcharodontosaurusprofile.JPG|thumb|[[Carcharodontosaurus]]|300px]] |
||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | one would think this great sauropod wasn't hunted but eh thats wrong carcharodontosaurus was so strong it could take it down.[[File:Carcharodontosaurusprofile.JPG|thumb|305px]]here is a picture of that huge carnivore. |
||
[[Category:Titanosaurs]] |
[[Category:Titanosaurs]] |
||
[[Category:Dinosaurs of Africa]] |
[[Category:Dinosaurs of Africa]] |
||
Revision as of 18:04, 22 July 2009
Paralititan
Paralititan was a genus of giant titanosaurianSauropods that lived throughout the Cretaceous Period. Because not many fossils of Paralititan have been found, little is known about them. Fossilized Paralititan remains were first discovered in the Upper Cretaceous coastal deposits of the Bahariya Formation in Egypt. The fossil was well preserved in the tidal flat deposits, which contained fossil mangrove vegetation. Though the remains were well preserved, there were not many. Scientists have determined that the available materials suggest that Paralititan was among the largest Dinosaurs to have ever lived, probably the largest. Researchers have come to the conclusion that Paralititan may have possessed Osteoderms in order to defend itself from large predators. The fossilized specimen appears to have been scavenged by a large Carnivor. This opens up the possibility that large carniverous dinosaurs, such as Carcharodontosaurus, may have hunted Paralititan as its prey.
