Dinosaur
Patagotitan
Its fossils place it among the largest known land animals.
Patagotitan is known from remains of several young adults and is among the largest land animals.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Patagotitan 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
- Argentina, Patagonia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Patagotitan
It is known from the remains of at least six young adults. Initial estimates of its enormous size have been revised, so it is not advisable to treat a maximum figure as definitive.
Its fossils place it among the largest known land animals. Size figures have been revised since the first estimates. The conclusion that it was gigantic is stronger than choosing a maximum measurement and treating it as definitive.
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
Its fossils place it among the largest known land animals. Size figures have been revised since the first estimates. The conclusion that it was gigantic is stronger than choosing a maximum measurement and treating it as definitive.
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- Patagotitan mayorum
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- Patagotitan
Wikipedia contributors · English source
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- Titanosauria
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- Living birds
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