Genus
Valid Extinct

Tazoudasaurus

Allain et al. 2004

Tazoudasaurus is a genus of gravisaurian sauropod dinosaurs from the late Early Jurassic (Toarcian). It was recovered in the "Toundoute Continental Series", located in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco in North Africa. Along with Patagosaurus, Volkheimeria, Bagualia, and Perijasaurus, it represents one of the few sauropods named from this stage on Gondwana, as well as the only one from Africa.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Tazoudasaurus
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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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Tazoudasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
2
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Tazoudasaurus naimi 193 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
R. Allain, N. Aquesbi, and J. Dejax, C. A. Meyer, M. Monbaron, C. Montenat, P. Rechir, M. Rochdy, D. A. Russell, P. Taquet. 2004. A basal sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3(3):199-208 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Allain, N. Aquesbi, and J. Dejax, C. A. Meyer, M. Monbaron, C. Montenat, P. Rechir, M. Rochdy, D. A. Russell, P. Taquet. 2004. A basal sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3(3):199-208 DOI ↗