Gobititan Temporal range: mid-Cretaceous |
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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 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.[1]