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- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 12.0m
- Weight:
- 7000kg
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- How it moved:
- on two legs
- When it lived:
- Early Cretaceous, 101 million years ago
- Found in:
- Argentina
Tyrannotitan was a giant predator with very short arms that was closely related to Giganotosaurus and Mapusaurus. Fifty-seven Tyrannotitan teeth were found associated with Patagotitan remains, indicating that it scavenged from the bodies of these giants after they had died, as well as probably actively hunting the young and old.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Carcharodontosauridae
- Named by:
- Novas, Valais, Vickers-Rich and Rich (2005)
- Type species:
- chubutensis
