Dinosaur
Magyarosaurus
It was a small titanosaur with an estimated mass of about one tonne.
Magyarosaurus allows us to meet a titanosaur that was still small when it became an adult.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Magyarosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Titanosauria
- Titanosaurs
- Fossil locations
- Transylvania
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Magyarosaurus
It is an example of a sauropod that stayed small as an adult. Researchers compare the growth and proportions of small titanosaurs with those of their giant relatives.
It was a small titanosaur with an estimated mass of about a tonne. Its size difference from giant titanosaurs cannot be explained simply by comparing a baby with an adult. Researchers study growth and body proportions to establish that this animal stayed small.
Titanosaurs were long-necked sauropods. The group includes giants and relatively small species; membership of the group does not automatically determine body size.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It was a small titanosaur with an estimated mass of about a tonne. Its size difference from giant titanosaurs cannot be explained simply by comparing a baby with an adult. Researchers study growth and body proportions to establish that this animal stayed small.
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- Magyarosaurus dacus
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- Magyarosaurus
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- Titanosauria
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- Living birds
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