Tyrannotitan

Tyrannotitan
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Aptian), 118 Ma
Reconstructed skeleton in Queensland Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Carcharodontosauridae
Tribe: Giganotosaurini
Genus: Tyrannotitan
Novas et al., 2005
Type species
Tyrannotitan chubutensis
Novas et al., 2005

Tyrannotitan (/tɪˌrænəˈttən/; lit.'tyrant titan') is a genus of large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the carcharodontosaurid family from the Aptian stage of the early Cretaceous period, discovered in Argentina. It is closely related to other giant predators like Carcharodontosaurus and especially Giganotosaurus as well as Mapusaurus.