Paludititan nalatzensis

† Paludititan nalatzensis was a titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Haţeg Basin of Romania. A herbivore adapted to island conditions, it exhibited insular dwarfism relative to continental titanosaurs. Fossils from the Nălaț-Vad site illuminate Maastrichtian island biogeography.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Paludititan nalatzensis 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

Paludititan nalatzensis 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.