Where was Rebbachisaurus found?

Rebbachisaurus fossils on the map: 5 finds in Morocco. The dashed box outlines the area they cover.

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Age of the rocks252 to 66 million years ago
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Key
  • Triassic 251.9 to 201.4 million years ago
  • Jurassic 201.4 to 145 million years ago
  • Cretaceous 145 to 66 million years ago
  • Spans two periods The find’s age range straddles a boundary

How to read the dots. Each dot is one find recorded in the Paleobiology Database, coloured by the period of its rocks. Finds marked approximate have only a rough position in the database, so the dot can sit some way from the real site.

About Rebbachisaurus fossils

Rebbachisaurus is a genus of sauropodomorphs, the long-necked group and its relatives. The database records one species of it: Rebbachisaurus garasbae.

All 5 finds on the map are in Morocco.

The rock formation with the most finds is called Gara Sbaa, with 2. The rocks are 106.3 to 93.9 million years ago, in the Cretaceous period.

Genus of reptiles (fossil). (Description from Wikidata, CC0.)

Read about Rebbachisaurus on Wikipedia.

  • 5finds
  • 1country
  • 106.3oldest, million years ago
  • 93.9youngest, million years ago

40% of these finds are marked approximate in the database, so their dots may sit some way from the real site.

Which countries have Rebbachisaurus fossils?

CountryFindsShare
Morocco5100%

Rock formations that produced Rebbachisaurus

A formation is a named body of rock. These are the ones with the most Rebbachisaurus finds.

FormationFinds
Gara Sbaa2

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Questions about Rebbachisaurus

Where was Rebbachisaurus found?

Rebbachisaurus fossils are recorded in the Paleobiology Database from Morocco. Most of the 5 finds on this map (5) are from Morocco. The rock formation with the most finds is the Gara Sbaa (2).

How old are Rebbachisaurus fossils?

Finds of Rebbachisaurus on this map date from 106.3 to 93.9 million years ago, which is the Cretaceous period. Ages are ranges, because rock layers are dated to a stage and not to a single year.

Where can I see Rebbachisaurus fossils near me?

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