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Nigersaurinae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Nigersaurinae was named by Whitlock (2011). It was considered monophyletic by Whitlock (2011).

It was synonymized subjectively with Rebbachisaurinae by Wilson and Allain (2015).

It was assigned to Rebbachisauridae by Whitlock (2011), Mannion et al. (2011), Carballido et al. (2012), Mannion et al. (2012), Ibiricu et al. (2015); and to Khebbashia by Mannion et al. (2019), Lerzo et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Nigersaurinae Mannion et al. p. 779
2011Nigersaurinae Whitlock
2012Nigersaurinae Carballido et al.
2012Nigersaurinae Mannion et al.
2015Nigersaurinae Ibiricu et al. p. 439
2019Nigersaurinae Mannion et al.
2024Nigersaurinae Lerzo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Diplodocoidea()
Diplodocimorpha
Rebbachisauridae()
Khebbashia
Nigersaurinae
Nigersaurinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Nigersaurinae Whitlock 2011
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G. †Demandasaurus Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2011
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Demandasaurus darwini Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2011
G. †Nigersaurus Sereno et al. 1999
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Nigersaurus taqueti Sereno et al. 1999
G. †Tataouinea Fanti et al. 2013
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Tataouinea hannibalis Fanti et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Albian or 125.77000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Rebbachisauridae indet. (118213)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Spain (Castilla y Leon) Rebbachisauridae indet. (51034)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Spain (Burgos) Demandasaurus darwini (232463)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus sp. (37200)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Nigersaurus taqueti (59640)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Titanosauridae indet. (28569)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Tunisia (Tataouine) Tataouinea hannibalis (147575)