Baurutitan britoi

† Baurutitan britoi was a Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod from the Marília Formation of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This large herbivore is known from caudal vertebrae and represents part of the remarkably diverse titanosaur fauna of the Bauru Basin of South America. It inhabited arid to semi-arid fluvial environments during the Campanian–Maastrichtian interval.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Baurutitan britoi was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Baurutitan britoi lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.