Tangvayosaurus hoffeti

† Tangvayosaurus hoffeti is an Early Cretaceous titanosaur from the Grès Supérieurs Formation of Laos, one of the few sauropods known from Southeast Asia. Its discovery contributed to understanding titanosaur dispersal across Mesozoic Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tangvayosaurus hoffeti 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

Tangvayosaurus hoffeti lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.