Titanosaurs (or titanosaurians; members of the group Titanosauria) were a diverse group of sauropod dinosaurs, including genera from all seven continents. The titanosaurs were the last surviving group of long-necked sauropods, with taxa still thriving at the time of the extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous.

titanosaur, (clade Titanosauria), diverse group of sauropod dinosaurs classified in the clade Titanosauria, which lived from the Late Jurassic Epoch (163.5 million to 145 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous Period (145 million to 66 million years ago).

Titanosaurs lived at the end of Earth’s Cretaceous Period (145 million to 66 million years ago), and titanosaur fossils have been found on every continent. Sadly, these lumbering leviathans died out at the end of the Cretaceous.

Titanosaurs were a group of large sauropod dinosaurs. Together with the brachiosaurs and relatives they make up the larger clade Titanosauriformes. They were the largest and heaviest creatures ever to walk the Earth. [1] . Titanosaurs included Saltasaurus, Isisaurus, and Paralititan.

2025年1月9日 · Roaming the planet during the Late Cretaceous period — approximately 100 million years ago — titanosaurs are part of a family of sauropod dinosaurs known for their massive size, long necks and incredible diversity.

2024年5月27日 · Titanosauria is a clade of large sauropod dinosaurs that collectively go by the name titanosaurs. You can find titanosaur fossils on all seven continents, including Antarctica, making them one of the most widespread dinosaur groups. Titanosaurs were exclusively herbivorous, and most featured large bodies and long necks.

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2025年3月5日 · A team of paleontologists found a new long-necked dinosaur species near a large salt flat in Argentina. Chadititan calvoi, or “titan of the salt” is estimated to have been about 22 feet-long ...

2023年8月8日 · The long-necked, lumbering titanosaur was once found on every continent in the world during the Cretaceous period. Here's what we know about the biggest dinosaur to walk on land.

2024年3月7日 · Instead of going extinct, titanosaurs flourished long after their more famous cousins vanished. Not only were they large and in charge on all seven continents, they held their own amid the newly...