Garrigatitan meridionalis Garrigatitan

"garrigue giant"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Garrigatitan 6 m (19.7 ft) long
4 people holding hands
Length
6 m (19.7 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (74–70 Mya)
Place
France
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Garrigatitan (meaning “garrigue giant”) is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of the Grès à Reptiles Formation in France. The genus contains a single species, Garrigatitan meridionalis.

What we know

  • Named by Díez Díaz et al., 2021.
  • Body length estimated at about 6 m.
  • Fossils found in France.