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Daxiatitan's neck was about 12 metres (39 feet) long, which is longer than a giraffe's neck.1
Only one partial skeleton of Daxiatitan has been found, including neck and back bones, a shoulder blade, and a thigh bone.1
The name Daxiatitan comes from the Daxia River, a river that flows near where the fossils were discovered.1
Daxiatitan lived about 122 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.4
Scientists think Daxiatitan walked with a strong outward swing of its legs, based on the shape of its thigh bone.2
Daxiatitan is part of a group of sauropods called titanosaurs, which were some of the heaviest dinosaurs ever.1
Most asked questions about Daxiatitan
?How big was Daxiatitan?
Daxiatitan was huge, with its length estimated at 23 to 30 metres (75 to 98 feet) and its weight at about 23 tonnes. That makes it one of the largest dinosaurs known from China.1
?What did Daxiatitan eat?
Daxiatitan was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It used its very long neck to reach leaves high up in trees.3
?When did Daxiatitan live?
Daxiatitan lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 122 million years ago.1
?Was Daxiatitan bigger than a T. rex?
Yes, Daxiatitan was much bigger than a T. rex. Daxiatitan was a sauropod that could reach 30 metres (98 feet) long, while T. rex was only about 12 metres (40 feet) long.1
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- Scientific name
- Daxiatitan
- Named by
- You et al. 20084
- Group
- Long-necks
- Family / clade
- Euhelopodidae4
- Classification
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
- Age of the rocks
- 126 to 113 million years (Barremian / Aptian)4
- Rock formations
- Upper4
- Countries
- China4
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Daxiatitan was named in 2008 by You Hailu, Li Daqing, Zhou Lingqi, and Ji Qiang. The fossils were found in the Hekou Group of rocks in Gansu, China.1
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure exactly how Daxiatitan is related to other long-necked sauropods. Some studies place it with titanosaurs, while others group it with mamenchisaurids.1
Where the facts come from
- Daxiatitan (en.wikipedia.org)
- DAXIATITAN BINGLINGI: A GIANT SAUROPOD DINOSAUR FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS OF CHINA (exa.ai)
- Daxiatitan (prehistoric-wildlife.com)
- Daxiatitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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