Tazoudasaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Tazoudasaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 190 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 190 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 | 192.9–174.7 million years ago (Pliensbachian to Toarcian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Named by | Allain et al. 2004 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Morocco |
| Rock formations | txn:NF |
About Tazoudasaurus
Tazoudasaurus is a genus of gravisaurian (probably vulcanodontid) sauropod dinosaurs from the late Early Jurassic (Toarcian). It was recovered in the "Toundoute Continental Series" (Azilal Formation), located in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco in North Africa. Along with Patagosaurus, Volkheimeria, Bagualia, and Perijasaurus (perhaps Barapasaurus and Kotasaurus as well), it represents one of the few sauropods named from this stage on Gondwana, as well as the only one from Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tazoudasaurus (revision 1363108076), 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: Q139286.
