Cretaceous
Rebbachisaurus
Rebbachisaurus garasbae
The catalogue presents Rebbachisaurus as a herbivore member of Rebbachisauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 99.0–93.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 18.0–20.0 m in length and 12.0–20.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Kem Kem Formation, Morocco. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Rebbachisaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Lavocat (1954).
The PBDB places it in Rebbachisaurinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Rebbachisauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Rebbachisauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Albian to the Cenomanian.
The PBDB catalogues 4 occurrences, with material from the Gara Sbaa Formation (2). Provenance: Morocco.
The catalogue records the holotype as MNHN MRS-1 and the type locality as “Kem Kem Formation, Morocco”.
- MNHN MRS-1
- Kem Kem Formation, Morocco
The catalogue's reference measurements are 18.0–20.0 m in length and 12.0–20.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 18.0-20.0 m
- 12.0-20.0 tons
The record gathers 52 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 18.0–20.0 m
- Weight
- 12.0–20.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 99.0–93.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1954
- Described by
- René Lavocat
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Rebbachisauridae
- Genus
- Rebbachisaurus
- Species
- R. garasbae
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MNHN MRS-1
- Type locality
- Kem Kem Formation, Morocco