- Type of dinosaur:
- sauropod
- Length:
- 28.0m
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 99-94 million years ago
- Found in:
- Egypt
A partial postcranial skeleton of Paralititan has been found, but no skull, so reconstructions of the shape of the head are based on similar dinosaurs. The remains were found in a fossil mangrove swamp.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Macronaria, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia
- Named by:
- Smith, Lamanna, Lacovara, Dodson, Smith, Poole, Giegengack and Attia (2001)
- Type species:
- stromeri
