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Titanosauridae

Titanosauridae

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A group of very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks from the Cretaceous
  • noun
  • /taɪˈtænəˌsɔːrɪdeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Titanosauridae
  • The Titanosauridae included some of the largest land animals to ever exist.

Examples

  • Scientists discovered new fossils belonging to the Titanosauridae in South America.

  • Did you know that Titanosauridae were herbivores?

  • Members of the Titanosauridae were known for their enormous size and long necks.

  • The Titanosauridae family includes some of the largest dinosaurs ever.

  • The Titanosauridae family included enormous creatures that roamed the Earth during the Cretaceous period.

  • Fossils from the Titanosauridae have helped scientists understand how these giant dinosaurs lived.

  • Paleontologists believe the Titanosauridae were some of the largest herbivorous dinosaurs to ever exist.

Surface Forms

Titanosauridae singular
Titanosauridae plural

Morphology

Titanosauridae = Titanosaur (semi-transparent) = titan + saur + idae

The stem 'Titanosaur' signals a large sauropod (titan + saur), but the suffix '-idae' is a technical taxonomic marker (family) unfamiliar to most learners, so the exact family meaning is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Titanosauridae comes from three parts: titan meaning 'giant', saur (as in dinosaur) meaning 'lizard', and the ending -idae meaning 'family' in science. So Titanosauridae means the 'family of giant lizards', a simple way to remember these very large, long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs.