Oceanotitan fossil map
Where fossils of Oceanotitan have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 145 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 145 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 | 152.21–149.2 million years ago (Kimmeridgian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Named by | Mocho et al. 2019 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Portugal |
| Rock formations | Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo |
About Oceanotitan
Oceanotitan (meaning "ocean giant") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from the Upper Jurassic (latest Kimmeridgian stage, about 149 million years ago) Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. It is represented by a single specimen consisting of several tail vertebrae and appendicular bones. It contains one species, Oceanotitan dantasi. Oceanotitan is classified as possibly one of the earliest members of the Somphospondyli, a group of sauropods that includes the titanosaurs.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oceanotitan (revision 1314706979), 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: Q63870038.
