Gandititan
''Gandititan'' is an extinct genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Zhoutian Formation of China. The genus contains a Monotypic taxon, single species, ''G. cavocaudatus'', known from a partial skeleton. Discovery and naming The ''Gandititan'' holotype specimen, Jiangxi Geological Museum, JXGM-F-V1, was discovered in sediments of the Zhoutian Formation in Datangkeng, Ganxian District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China. The specimen is a partial postcranial skeleton including an Joint, articulated series of six cervical vertebrae, an articulated series of two partial dorsal vertebrae, six sacral vertebrae, and 17 caudal vertebrae, some ribs, and a partial right Pelvis, pelvic girdle. In 2024, Han ''et al''. Species description, described ''Gandititan cavocaudatus'' as a new genus and species of basal titanosaurian sauropod based on these fossil remains. The Genus, generic name, "''Gandititan''", combines "Gan", in reference to Ganzhou City, the pin ...
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