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long-neck giant
Rebbachisaurus
Say it like this: “re-BASH-i-SAWR-us”
Rebbachisaurus garasbae
Rebbachisaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Morocco.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
- Named in
- 1954 · Lavocat, R.
- Hip height
- 6.2 m · 20 ft
- Length
- 14 m · 46 ft
- Weight
- 7–12 tonnes
- Found in
- Morocco · Gara Sbaa
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Rebbachisaurinae
The story in short
Rebbachisaurus was formally named in 1954 by R. Lavocat. The name means “aït Rebbach lizard.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Morocco, including the Gara Sbaa Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Rebbachisaurus at a length near 14 m, hips about 6.2 m high, and a body mass around 7–12 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Rebbachisaurinae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Demandasaurus
Demandasaurus darwini
Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian) · roughly 125.8 to 113.2 million years ago
Nigersaurus
Nigersaurus taqueti
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Tataouinea
Tataouinea hannibalis
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago