Ibirania fossil map
Where fossils of Ibirania have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 75 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 75 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Sauropods & prosauropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 85.7–72.2 million years ago (Santonian to Campanian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Saltasauridae |
| Named by | Navarro et al. 2022 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil |
| Rock formations | São José do Rio Preto |
About Ibirania
Ibirania (meaning "Ibirá wanderer" or "tree wanderer") is a genus of dwarf saltasaurine titanosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Campanian) São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Basin) of Southeast Brazil. The type species is Ibirania parva. It is one of the smallest sauropods known to date, comparable in size to the titanosaur Magyarosaurus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ibirania (revision 1368881675), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q113996051.
