Titanosaurus
Sign in to saveTitanosaurus (; ) is a dubious genus of sauropod dinosaurs, first described by Richard Lydekker in 1877. It is known from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Lameta and Kallakurichi Formations of India.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Discovery and naming
- ''Titanosaurus indicus''
- ''Titanosaurus blanfordi''
- Classification
- Species
- Palaeoecology
- References
Titanosaurus (; ) is a dubious genus of sauropod dinosaurs, first described by Richard Lydekker in 1877. It is known from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Lameta and Kallakurichi Formations of India.
==Discovery and naming== Titanosaurus, literally meaning 'titanic lizard', was named after the Titans of Greek mythology.
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