Chebsaurus
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Categories: Dinosaurs

Chebsaurus Fossil range: Mid to Late Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda Genus: Chebsaurus Mahammed et al (2005)

Chebsaurus is a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous, cetiosaurid sauropod dinosaur, specifically a eusauropod. It lived in Algeria, in the Middle Jurassic Period. The type species, C. algeriensis, was named in 2005 by Farida Mahammed and is the most complete Algerian sauropod known. It was around 8 to 9 meters long.

The word "Cheb" is colloquial Arabic for "teenager", as the fossils found were believed to be from a juvenile. The original publication, by Mahammed et al, gives Chebsaurus the nickname "the Giant of Ksour".

The skeleton, including cranial material, was found in the Occidental Saharan Atlas (Algerian High Atlas).

[edit] References

• Original paper, in English and French - see: Texte intégral
• Abstract of paper
• 'Les dinos' web site (in French)

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