Tataouinea fossil map
Where fossils of Tataouinea have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 100 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 100 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Sauropods & prosauropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 113.2–100.5 million years ago (Albian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Rebbachisauridae |
| Named by | Fanti et al. 2013 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Tunisia |
| Rock formations | Aïn el Guettar |
About Tataouinea
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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tataouinea (revision 1360740681), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q17126082.
