Genus
Valid Extinct

Chebsaurus

Mahammed et al. 2005

Chebsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur, specifically a eusauropod. It lived in present-day Algeria, in the Callovian aged Aïssa Formation. The type species, C. algeriensis, was named in 2005 by Mahammed et al. and is the most complete Algerian sauropod known. It was around 8 to 9 metres long.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Chebsaurus
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Illustration of the head of Chebsaurus. © IJReid · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Cetiosauridae Family
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Chebsaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇿 Algeria
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Geological formations
Aïssa
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Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Chebsaurus algeriensis 165 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
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 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
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 DOI ↗