Dinosaur fossils from China help researchers describe new 'Titan'

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 18:22 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A team led by University of Pennsylvania paleontologists has characterized a new dinosaur based on fossil remains found in northwestern China. The species, a plant-eating sauropod named Yongjinglong datangi, roamed during the Early Cretaceous period, more than 100 million years ago. This sauropod belonged to a group known as Titanosauria, members of which were among the largest living creatures to ever walk the earth.

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