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Rapetosaurus

Rapetosaurus was a titanosaur from Madagascar with a long neck and a relatively small head.

Rapetosaurus was a titanosaur from Madagascar with a long neck and a relatively small head. Its skeletal material helps document the anatomy of a particular island-dwelling sauropod.

Rapetosaurus at a glance

Diet
Herbivore
Its feeding anatomy is interpreted as adapted to plant food.
When it lived
Late Cretaceous
Group
Titanosauria
Titanosauria

Beyond the game

The real Rapetosaurus

Rapetosaurus was a titanosaur from Madagascar with a long neck and a relatively small head. Its skeletal material helps document the anatomy of a particular island-dwelling sauropod.

Its fossils provide named specimens for comparisons of skeletal construction and growth. The skull and body help distinguish it within a diverse titanosaur radiation.

Fossil discoveries

Mahajanga, Madagascar · approximate location
Mahajanga, Madagascar

Selected fossil records · present-day map

Map references

Paleobiology Database · K. A. Curry Rogers and C. A. Forster. 2001. The last of the dinosaur titans: a new sauropod from Madagascar. Nature 412:530-534 ↗

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.

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  1. The last of the dinosaur titans: a new sauropod from Madagascar

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