Dinosauria›Saurischia
Paralititan Paralititan stromeri Smith et al. 2001
/pˌæɹəlˈɪɾɪtən/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 100.5–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
Egypt
Region
Al Jizah
Formation
Baharîje
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Paralititan stromeri is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 100.5–93.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Al Jizah, Egypt. It was named by Smith et al. 2001. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Paralititan stromeri sits in deep time
Paralititan
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Paralititan stromeri's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.