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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Neosauropoda
Unranked clade
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Diplodocoidea
Unranked clade
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Diplodocimorpha
Unranked clade
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Rebbachisauridae
Unranked clade
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Khebbashia
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 45 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
18
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
9
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
5
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
7
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Berriasian
(143.1–137.05 Ma)
5
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
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