Pronunciation:
Meaning: Strange giant beast
Author/s: Filippi et al. (2019)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Neuquén, Argentina
Discovery Chart Position: #1008
Kaijutitan maui
(MAU's Strange Giant Beast)Etymology
Kaijutitan is derived from the Japanese "kaiju" (strange beast) and the Greek "titan" (giant).
The species epithet, maui, is derived from an acronym of the Museo Municipal Argentino Urquiza (MAU), Rincon de los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina.
Discovery
The remains of Kaijutitan were discovered in the Sierra Barrosa Formation at Cañadón Mistringa quarry, Rincon de los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina, in 2012 by S. Palomo, who was part of a team
of researchers from the Museo Municipal "Argentino Urquiza" and
the Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales "Prof. Dr. Juan Olsacher".
The holotype (MAU-Pv-CM-52) is a partial skeleton including vertebrae from the neck and back, ribs, pieces of shoulder girdle and both arms, parts of both legs, indeterminate fragments, and a partial skull, which is virtually unknown in large titanosaurs.
Preparators
C. Fuentes and A. Schenkel of the MAU.
