Dinosaur genus

Duriatitan

Barrett et al. 2010

Duriatitan is a dinosaur genus known from bones, found in rocks 154.8–137.1 million years old, in the United Kingdom and France.

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At a glance

Data as of 12 October 2026

154.8–137.1 Ma

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114366

The last non-bird dinosaurs died out 66 million years ago. That's as far from us as the end of this bar.

Named by: Barrett et al. 2010
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
Described in: P. M. Barrett, R. B. J. Benson, P. Upchurch (2010). Dinosaurs of Dorset: Part II, the sauropod dinosaurs (Saurischia, Sauropoda) with additional comments of the theropods. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 131: 113–126.
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Barrett et al. 2010).
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.
Lived: Kimmeridgian to Berriasian, 154.8–137.1 million years ago
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high: PBDB and NHM agree.
Omnisaura calculation154.8–137.1 million years ago, from its dated fossil records
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medium: Omnisaura's calculation from 5 confirmed PBDB records.
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
Fossils found in: United Kingdom
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high: NHM and PBDB both record it.
France
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medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).
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mixed: Levels differ between entries; each has its own.
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database; Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Union of all sources (ISO 3166).
Rock formations: Kimmeridge Clay Formation
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high: NHM and PBDB both record it.
Mont-Lambert
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medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).
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mixed: Levels differ between entries; each has its own.
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Given by: Paleobiology Database; Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied.
Parent group: Titanosauriformes
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.
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Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
Order: Saurischia
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medium: Only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it.
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Given by: Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Gap filled from NHM.
Known from: Bones
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Given by: Paleobiology Database (what the name was based on).

Sources: Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0), Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0 1.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0)Confidence levels and gaps are Omnisaura's own assessment.

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What isn't known yet

Type species: no source we use gives it yet.
Family: no source we use gives it yet.
Common names: no source we use gives it yet.
What it was named after: no source we use gives it yet.
Held back: 3 fossil records left out: identified only tentatively (for example "cf." or "?").
Resting on one source: 3 facts come from a single source with nothing against them (rated medium): authority (PBDB); parent group (PBDB); order (NHM).

Size, diet and behaviour aren't covered yet. Omnisaura leaves them out rather than guess.

Where sources disagree

None open. Where our sources overlap, they agree on everything shown here.

Did it meet…?

Did Duriatitan meet ?

No. Duriatitan had gone at least 53.5 million years before Tyrannosaurus appears in the fossil record.

Going by the ages and rock formations of their dated fossils, as on the map. Compare their fossil sites on the map.

Lived alongside

Genera found in the same rock formations, from rocks of the same age.

Cumnoria Dacentrurus Megalosaurus

Same parent group

Other genera in Titanosauriformes with a full profile.

Ornithopsis Pelorosaurus Titanosaurimanus

Where its fossils were found

4 fossil sites, with present-day and ancient positions

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Cite this page

Omnisaura (2026). Duriatitan. Future Sailors. https://www.omnisaura.com/genera/duriatitan. Data as of 12 October 2026.

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Pictures

5 openly licensed pictures of Duriatitan on Wikimedia Commons and museum sites, each with its own author and licence.

NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_06_0319
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0
010023903_L010093808
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0
010023903_L010093808_(1)
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0
OR44635-OR44635-humerus-anterior
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0

The rest are listed in the JSON download.

Credits

Where this page comes from

Paleobiology DatabaseCC BY 4.0 · fossil records, ages, classification
Natural History Museum Data PortalCC0 1.0 · catalogued specimens
WikidataCC0 1.0 · names and identifiers
OmnisauraOmnisaura editorial · confidence levels and gaps
PaleoMAP PaleoCoastlines (Kocsis and Scotese 2021)CC BY 4.0 · ancient coastlines on the small map
Natural EarthPublic domain · today's coastlines

Pictures linked from this page are credited beside each one, with their own licences; the full list is in the JSON download.