Jurassic
Spicomellus
Spicomellus afer
The catalogue presents Spicomellus as a herbivore member of Ankylosauria indet. that lived during the Jurassic, between 168.3–166.1 Ma. Its estimated range is 3.0–4.0 m in length and 300–500 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Tiourarén Formation, Morocco. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Spicomellus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Maidment et al. (2021).
The PBDB places it in Ankylosauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ankylosauria indet..
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ankylosauria indet.
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Bathonian to the Callovian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the El Mers III Formation (1). Provenance: Morocco.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Tiourarén Formation, Morocco”.
- Tiourarén Formation, Morocco
The catalogue's reference measurements are 3.0–4.0 m in length and 300–500 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 3.0-4.0 m
- 300-500 kg
The record gathers 1 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
- 3.0–4.0 m
- Weight
- 300–500 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 168.3–166.1 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1999
- Described by
- Pereda Suberbiola et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Ankylosauria indet.
- Genus
- Spicomellus
- Species
- S. afer
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
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Tiourarén Formation, Morocco