Genus
Valid Extinct

Chenanisaurus

Longrich et al. 2017

Chenanisaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now Morocco. The genus belongs to the family Abelisauridae. It is known from a partial dentary and several teeth that were found in the phosphate mines of Khouribga, in rocks of the Maastrichtian-aged Ouled Abdoun Basin. Chenanisaurus was described in 2017 by British paleontologist Nicholas Longrich and colleagues. The genus contains a single species, Chenanisaurus barbaricus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Chenanisaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Ceratosauroidea Superfamily
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Etrigansauria Unranked clade
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Chenanisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
2
Geological formations
Couche III
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Chenanisaurus barbaricus 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, and N.-E. Jalil, F. Khaldoune, E. Jourani. 2017. An abelisaurid from the latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 76:40-52 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. R. Longrich, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, and N.-E. Jalil, F. Khaldoune, E. Jourani. 2017. An abelisaurid from the latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 76:40-52 DOI ↗