SauropodomorphaTitanosauriaFMNH PR 2209

Rapetosaurus krausei

Rapetosaurus krausei skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, specimen FMNH PR 2209, reconstructed length ~4 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Rapetosaurus krausei Curry Rogers & Forster, 2001
Specimen
FMNH PR 2209
Reconstructed length
~7.1 m (23 feet)
Life stage
Juvenile (adult proportions differ)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2014, revised 2022
Clade
  1. Sauropodomorpha
  2. Sauropoda
  3. Neosauropoda
  4. Macronaria
  5. Titanosauria

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Rapetosaurus is a titanosaur sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. It’s known from multiple individuals, but by far the best-preserved specimen is a juvenile that was one of the first fairly complete titanosaur specimens when described, and also played a pivotal role for understanding how titanosaurs grew. Note: this drawing restores the juvenile specimen — adults were proportioned more like typical giant titanosaurs.

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