Chebsaurus
Field photograph to come
Chebsaurus
DV-0567 · type species Chebsaurus algeriensis
- Lived
- 165 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Cetiosauridae
- Found in
- Algeria
- Named by
- Mahammed et al. 2005
Field notes
About Chebsaurus
Chebsaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 165 to 162 million years ago. It belongs to the family Cetiosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Chebsaurus, from Algeria. Its fossils come from the Aïssa Formation. It was named by Mahammed et al. in 2005.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
165 million years ago
Close relatives
Other members of Cetiosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: F. Mahammed, E. Läng, and L. Mami, L. Mekahli, M. Benhamou, B. Bouterfa, A. Kacemi, S. A. Chérief, H. Chaouati, P. Taquet. 2005. The 'Giant of Ksour', a Middle Jurassic sauropod dinosaur from Algeria. Comptes Rendus Palevol (4):707-714