Baurutitan
| Baurutitan Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| (unranked): | Titanosauria |
| Genus: | Baurutitan |
| Binomial name | |
| Baurutitan britoi Kellner et al., 2005 | |
Baurutitan was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that appeared in the Late Cretaceous Period. This plant eater (herbivore) grew up to 79 feet long. It was a titanosaur which lived in what is now present-day Brazil.
The type species, Baurutitan britoi, was described in 2005 by Kellner, Campos, and Trotta and is based on distinctive caudal vertebrae. This South American dinosaur was found in Uberaba, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.