Silutitan sinensis

Silutitan sinensis

† Silutitan sinensis is an Early Cretaceous somphospondylan sauropod from Gansu Province, China. Known from an elongated neck series, it represents an early titanosauriform lineage in East Asia during the Cretaceous radiation of large herbivores.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Silutitan sinensis 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Silutitan sinensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

El Cretácico vio la continua evolución de los dinosaurios con el surgimiento de ornitópodos y primeros ceratopsios. Las plantas con flores aparecieron por primera vez y comenzaron a transformar los ecosistemas terrestres. Espinosaurio y otros grandes terópodos vivieron durante este …

Discovery & Naming

Lugar de descubrimiento China

Quick Facts

Período geológico Cretaceous Early
Dieta Herbivore

Preguntas frecuentes

When did Silutitan sinensis live?
Silutitan sinensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period (Mesozoic Era, 145.0–100.5 million years ago).
What did Silutitan sinensis eat?
Silutitan sinensis was a herbivore.
Where were Silutitan sinensis fossils found?
Fossils of Silutitan sinensis were found in China.

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