Dinosaur
Maxakalisaurus
It had grooves in its teeth, an unusual feature among sauropods.
Maxakalisaurus links its fossil history to Minas Gerais and the Maxakalí people.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Maxakalisaurus 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
- Brazil
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Maxakalisaurus
It was a titanosaur found in Minas Gerais in 1998. Its name refers to the Maxakalí people and the species name refers to one of its divinities.
Grooves on the surface of its teeth were unusual among sauropods. Even small details like these help reveal the variety of titanosaurs.
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.Sources & text credits
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- Maxakalisaurus topai
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- Maxakalisaurus
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- Titanosauria
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