Gobititan

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iGobititan Fossil range: mid-Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda (unranked) Titanosauria Genus: Gobititan
Binomial name
Gobititan shenzhouensis You, Tang and Luo, 2003

Gobititan is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the mid-Cretaceous. The genus is based on one partial skeleton, composed of spinal vertebrae and a partial limb. Based on the partial skeleton, it is believed to have been a basal titanosaur, a type of sauropod.

The type species, Gobititan shenzhouensis, was described by You, Tang and Luo in 2003. The fossils were found in China.

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