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Rebbachisauridae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent p. 109
1960Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent pp. 33-38 figs. Pl. 2-3, 5, 7-11
1967Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Charig p. 713
1970Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Steel p. 70
1974Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Langston p. 97
1977Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Taquet p. 327
1990Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis McIntosh p. 393
1992Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Molnar p. 266
1997Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte p. 116
1999Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte p. 174
1999Rebbachisauridae Sereno et al. p. 1346
2001Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Medeiros and Schultz p. 166
2002Rebbachisauridae Wilson p. 240 fig. 13
2003Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Medeiros and Schultz pp. 187-188
2003Rebbachisauridae Pereda Suberbiola et al. p. 472
2004Rebbachisauridae Harris and Dodson p. 207 fig. 4
2004Rebbachisauridae Salgado et al. p. 903
2004Rebbachisauridae Upchurch et al. p. 263
2005Rebbachisauridae Dalla Vecchia p. 410
2005Rebbachisauridae Gallina and Apesteguía p. 159 fig. 5
2005Rebbachisauridae Salgado and Coria p. 436
2005Rebbachisauridae Taylor and Naish p. 3
2006Rebbachisauridae Remes p. 664 fig. 9
2006Rebbachisauridae Salgado et al. p. 704 fig. 9
2007Rebbachisauridae Apesteguía p. 536
2007Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Medeiros et al. p. 416
2007Rebbachisauridae Royo-Torres et al. p. 184
2010Rebbachisauridae Suteethorn et al.
2010Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Taquet p. 92
2011Rebbachisauridae Mannion et al. p. 775
2011Rebbachisauridae Whitlock
2012Rebbachisauridae Ibiricu et al. p. 220
2015Rebbachisauridae Tschopp et al.
2015Rebbachisauridae Wilson and Allain p. 25 fig. 16
2019Rebbachisauridae Mannion 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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Diplodocoidea()
Diplodocimorpha
Rebbachisauridae()
Rebbachisauridae()

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. †Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte 1997
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G. †Agustinia Bonaparte 1999
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Agustinia ligabuei Bonaparte 1999
G. †Amazonsaurus Carvalho et al. 2003
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Amazonsaurus maranhensis Carvalho et al. 2003
G. †Comahuesaurus Carballido et al. 2012
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Comahuesaurus windhauseni Carballido et al. 2012
G. †Histriasaurus Dalla Vecchia 1998
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Histriasaurus boscarollii Dalla Vecchia 1998
G. †Katepensaurus Ibiricu et al. 2013
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Katepensaurus goicoecheai Ibiricu et al. 2013
Unr. †Khebbashia Fanti et al. 2015
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Unr. †Limaysaurinae Whitlock 2011
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G. †Cathartesaura Gallina and Apesteguía 2005
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Cathartesaura anaerobica Gallina and Apesteguía 2005
G. †Limaysaurus Salgado et al. 2004 [Limay lizard]
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Limaysaurus tessonei Calvo and Salgado 1995
G. †Nopcsaspondylus Apesteguía 2007 [Nopcsa vertebra]
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Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis Apesteguía 2007
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. †Itapeuasaurus Lindoso et al. 2019
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Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis Lindoso et al. 2019
G. †Nigersaurus Sereno et al. 1999
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Nigersaurus taqueti Sereno et al. 1999
G. †Rebbachisaurus Lavocat 1954
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Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat 1954
G. †Tataouinea Fanti et al. 2013
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Tataouinea hannibalis Fanti et al. 2013
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurinae Wilson and Allain 2015 [empty]
G. †Lavocatisaurus Canudo et al. 2018
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Lavocatisaurus agrioensis Canudo et al. 2018
G. †Maraapunisaurus Carpenter 2018
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G. †Rayososaurus Bonaparte 1996
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Rayososaurus agrioensis Bonaparte 1996
G. †Sidersaura Lerzo et al. 2024
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Sidersaura marae Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Xenoposeidon Taylor and Naish 2007
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Xenoposeidon proneneukos Taylor and Naish 2007
G. †Zapalasaurus Salgado et al. 2006
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Zapalasaurus bonapartei Salgado et al. 2006
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent 1957 [nomen dubium]
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
Maximum body mass: 30000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10000 kgg
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: g = genus, infrao = infraorder
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 152.10000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Amphicoelias fragillimus (48129)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Niger (Agadèz) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25132 25133)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus sp. (25223) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25193 25202)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Morosaurus brevis (73271)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Barremian145.0 - 125.45Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25226)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Albian145.0 - 99.6Algeria (Adrar) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25139 25142 25143)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Albian145.0 - 99.6Algeria (Illizi) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25137)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian145.0 - 93.5Algeria (Tamanghasset) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25225)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian145.0 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25222)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Croatia (Istarska) Sauropoda indet. (26931)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Argentina (Neuquén) Zapalasaurus bonapartei (67218)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Spain (Burgos) Demandasaurus darwini (232463)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Spain (Castilla y Leon) Rebbachisauridae indet. (51034)
Early/Lower Barremian - Early/Lower Cenomanian130.0 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25356 141305)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Rebbachisauridae indet. (105331 118213)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauroidea indet. (86345)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Rebbachisauridae indet. (232335)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus sp. (37200) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25194)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Neuquén) Zapalasaurus sp. (127363)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Nigersaurus taqueti (59640)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Tunisia (Tataouine) Titanosaurus sp. (25200)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Argentina (Neuquén) Limaysaurus sp. (46076)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Tunisia (Médenine) Sauropoda indet. (67203)
Late/Upper Aptian - Middle Albian122.46 - 105.3Brazil (Maranhão) Dicraeosauridae indet. (67219)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet., Agustinia ligabuei (92233)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Tunisia (Tataouine) Sauropoda indet. (116297) Tataouinea hannibalis (147575)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25196) Titanosauridae indet. (28569)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Brazil (Ceará) Rebbachisauridae indet. I, Rebbachisauridae indet. II (207779)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Brazil (Maranhão) Rebbachisauridae indet. (79658)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25192)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Niger (Tahoua) Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (25219 25220)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Sauropoda indet. (25221)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Rebbachisaurus sp., Rebbachisaurus garasbae (52887)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Morocco (Béni Mellal-Khénifra) Rebbachisaurus garasbae (45943)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (179480) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (51947)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis (203122) Rebbachisaurus sp. (56365)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Zinder) Rebbachisauridae indet. (228906)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Bothriospondylus sp. (51943) Rayososaurus agrioensis (58572) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (51948 51949 51950)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisauridae indet. (58577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Rebbachisauridae indet. (59057) Rebbachisaurus garasbae (25325) Sauropoda indet. (59771)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (51946)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Río Negro) Rebbachisauridae indet. (67296)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (226993) Rebbachisauridae indet., Sidersaura marae (123202) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (58981) Sidersaura marae (232882)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Chubut) Katepensaurus goicoecheai (152253) Rebbachisauridae indet. (123284)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Diplodocidae indet. (68151) Rebbachisauridae indet. (115564)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Argentina (Chubut) Rebbachisauridae indet. (219559)