Wintonotitan wattsi

† Wintonotitan wattsi is a Late Cretaceous titanosaur from the Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, one of the largest known Australian dinosaurs. This enormous sauropod inhabited ancient floodplains of Queensland and was contemporaneous with the carnivore Australovenator.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Wintonotitan wattsi 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

Wintonotitan wattsi 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.