Rebbachisaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0179Gara Sbaa Fm., Morocco

Rebbachisaurus

DV-0179

Lived
106 to 94 million years ago, Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
about 20 m (66 ft)
Group
Sauropods, Rebbachisauridae
Found in
Morocco
Named by
Lavocat 1954

Field notes

About Rebbachisaurus

Rebbachisaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 106 to 94 million years ago. It belongs to the family Rebbachisauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 4 finds of Rebbachisaurus, from Morocco. Its fossils come from the Gara Sbaa Formation. It was named by Lavocat in 1954.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

4 finds

100 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

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Rebbachisaurus: about 20 m (66 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical sauropod shape

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Rebbachisauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: R. Lavocat. 1954. Sur les dinosauriens du Continental Intercalaire des Kem-Kem de la Daoura [On the dinosaurs from the Continental Intercalaire of the Kem Kem of the Doura]. Congrés Géologique International, Comptes Rendus de la Dix-Neuvième Session, Section 13 15:65-68