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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Representative vertebrae of Tazoudasaurus naimi. Anterior (top), left lateral (middle), and posterior (bottom) views of mid-cervical (ca. cv 6), anterior dorsal (ca. dv 1), posterior dorsal (ca. dv 10), and anterior caudal (ca. ca 1) vertebrae. Specimens come from several individuals referred to Tazoudasaurus and are scaled relative to one another. Mid-cervical vertebra CSPGM To1-354 is reversed from the original right lateral view. Important changes include reduction of the size of the cdf along the vertebral column. Diapophyseal fossae are in blue, prezygapophyseal fossae are in green, postzygapophyseal fossae are in yellow, and parapophyseal fossae are in orange. Images are modified from [29]:figs. 9, 11, 14–16). Abbreviations, ca, caudal vertebra; cdf, centrodiapophyseal fossa; cpol-f, centropostzygapophyseal lamina fossa; cpaf, centroparapophyseal fossa; cpof, centropostzygapophyseal fossa; cprf, centroprezygapophyseal fossa; cprl-f, centroprezygapophyseal lamina fossa; cv, cervical vertebra; dv, dorsal vertebra; pa, parapophysis; pacdf, parapophyseal centrodiapophyseal fossa; pacprf, parapophyseal centroprezygapophyseal fossa; pocdf, postzygapophyseal centrodiapophyseal fossa; posdf, postzygapophyseal spinodiapophyseal fossa; prcdf, prezygapophyseal centrodiapophyseal fossa; prcpaf, prezygapophyseal centroparapophyseal fossa; prpadf, prezygapophyseal paradiapophyseal fossa; prsdf, prezygapophyseal spinodiapophyseal fossa; sdf, spinodiapophyseal fossa; spdl, spindodiapophyseal lamina; spof, spinopostzygapophseal fossa; sprf, spinoprezygapophseal fossa; sprl, spinoprezygapophyseal lamina; spol-f, spinopostzygapophyseal lamina fossa. © Jeffrey A. Wilson*, Michael D. D'Emic, Takehito Ikejiri, Emile M. Moacdieh, John A. Whitlock · CC BY 2.5 · 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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Tazoudasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
12,4 m ⓘ
Tazoudasaurus naimi 
Mass
6 000 kg ⓘ
Tazoudasaurus naimi 
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 2
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 ↗