The
Jiangxititan holotype specimen, NHMG 034062, was discovered in sediments of the
Nanxiong Formation near
Tankou Town in
Ganzhou City of
Jiangxi Province, southern China. The specimen consists of the three posteriormost
cervical vertebrae with two
cervical ribs,
articulated with the first four
dorsal vertebrae with three dorsal
ribs. In 2023, Mo
et al.
described Jiangxititan ganzhouensis as a new genus and species of macronarian sauropod based on these fossil remains. The
generic name, "
Jiangxititan", combines a reference to the
type locality in Jiangxi Province with the word "titan", a common suffix for giant sauropod names, referencing the
pre-Olympian gods of
Greek mythology. The
specific name, "
ganzhouensis", references the discovery of the fossil in Ganzhou City. == Classification ==