Genus
Valid Extinct

Tataouinea

Fanti et al. 2013

Tataouinea is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaur in the subfamily Rebbachisaurinae of Rebbachisauridae which lived in the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia. Only one species, T. hannibalis, is known.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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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
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Rebbachisaurinae Unranked clade
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Tataouinea Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇳 Tunisia
1
Geological formations
Aïn el Guettar
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tataouinea hannibalis 113 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
F. Fanti, A. Cau, and M. Hassine, M. Contessi. 2013. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia with extreme avian-like pneumatization. Nature Communications 4:2080: 1-7 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
F. Fanti, A. Cau, and M. Hassine, M. Contessi. 2013. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia with extreme avian-like pneumatization. Nature Communications 4:2080: 1-7 DOI ↗