Gandititan cavocaudatus

† Gandititan cavocaudatus — a Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod from Henan Province, China. Large herbivore with hollow-tailed vertebrae (cavocaudatus = hollow tail). From the Gaogou Formation; part of the diverse Late Cretaceous Chinese titanosaur fauna that dominated Asian ecosystems.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Gandititan cavocaudatus 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

Gandititan cavocaudatus 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.