Genus: Rebbachisaurus LAVOCAT, 1954
Etymology: In reference to the Ait Rebbach, the Berber tribe on whose territory the fossil was found at Gara Shaba (meaning 'Lion Hill' in Arabic (N. Ibrahim. pers comm, 2013 to Wilson & Allain, 2015), Ksar-es-Souk Province, Morocco, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “Rebacch lizard”.

Species: garasbae LAVOCAT, 1954
Etymology: In reference to  Gara Sba, Oued Bou Haiaria, Morocco.

Holotype: MNHN-MRS 1958
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Locality: Ksar-es-Souk, Gara Sba, Oued Bou Haiaria, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds, Tegana Formation, Continental Intercalaire.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: A complete dorsal vertebra.

Note: The following are also part of the holotype (as per WILSON & ALLAIN, 2015).

MNHN-MRS 1979, 1980, 1991, 2000: Neural arch fragments representing 4 dorsal vertebrae.

MNHN=MRS 1986, 1987: 2 badly damaged partial dorsal neural spines.

MNHN-MRS 1999: Fused neural spines of two an dpart of a third sacral vertebra.

MNHN-MRS 1984,1985: Dorsal rib shaft fragments.

MNHN-MRS 1987, 1988: 2 caudal neural spines.

MNHN-MRS 1957: Right scapula.

MNHN-MRS 1476-1477, 1491, 1728, 2001, 2002: Right humeri.

MNHS-MRS 1422, 2009: Right scapula..

MNHN-MRS 1981-1983, 1990, 1992-1998: Numerous neural arch fragments.

Referred material:

RUSSELL, 1996

Locality: ‘Gres rouges infracenomaniens”, Tafilalt, Morocco.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC 41808, 41810, 41812: Isolated teeth.

NMC 41809, 41811: Questionably referred teeth.

NMC 41872: Cervical spine.

NMC 50844: Anterior dorsal vertebra.

 

SERENO, DUTHEIL, IAROCHENE, LARSSON, LYON, MAGWENE, SIDOR, VARRICCHIO & WILSON, 1996

Locality: Kem Kem region of southeastern Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Uppermiddle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Ministere de l’Energie et des Mines, Rabat, Morocco: Vertebrae.

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Species: tamesnensis LAPPARENT, 1960
Etymology: In reference to Tamesna, far south of the Hoggar, Niger.

Holotype:

Locality: Tamesna, far south of the Hoggar, Tedreft, Niger.

Horizon: “Continental Intercalaire”.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: 6 fragmentary neurapophyses of dorsals, and 2 lateral apophyses, sacrum, 3 middle caudals, 12 articulated caudals, and 2 posterior caudal vertebrae, fragmentary cervical vertebrae, fragmentary scapula, fragmentary humerus, 2 fragments of ulna, radius, right I metacarpal II, 2 Metacarpal III, 1 metacarpal V,
left 1 metacarpal I, 1 metacarpal III, 1 metacarpal IV, and 3 metacarpals V, ungual, 6 femora, tibiae, metatarsal, ungual.

Referred material:

Locality: Gall, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Anterior fragment of dentary with 3 teeth, dorsal vertebrae, caudal vertebrae, scapula and fragmentary coracoid, 2 humeri, fragment of ulna and radius, carpal, phalanges, ungual of digit I, and ungual of digit II, 2 femora, metatarsal, phalanges, ungual.

 


Locality: Tiguidi, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

 


Locality: Ebrechko, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 teeth.

 


Locality: Timimoun, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, middle section of a humerus.

 


Locality: Tilemsi, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary femur.

 


Locality: Aoulef, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae, cubitus and radius, tibia, calcaneum.

 


Locality: In Abangharit, Tamesna, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae, 2 cervical fragmentary ribs, distal metacarpal III, metatarsal.

 

Locality: Akhamil, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Left femur.

 


Locality: Iguallala, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae, fragment of ilium?, metatarsal.

 


Locality: NE El Rhaz, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae.

 


Locality: El Rhaz, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary scapula, radius, proximal left metacarpal II, fragment of ilium, proximal portion of ischium, left femur, tibia.

 


Locality: Salah, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae.

 

Locality: Tebehie, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae.

 

Locality: Ifayen Ignere, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary ribs, femur.

 

Locality: SSE of Agades, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Scapula.

 


Locality: Oulad Yahia, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary scapula.

 


Locality: Chebbi, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary scapula, 2 fragments of a femur.

 


Locality: 16 km SW of Alrar, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary humerus.

 


Locality: 20 km SW of Alrar, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary scapula.

 


Locality: Tikarkas, Niger.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragment of ulna.

 


Locality: Guermessa, Tunesia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal vertebrae, 2 fragments of metacarpals, fragments of a femur, fragments of tibia.

 

 

Locality: Marandet, Egypt, East Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Left proximal metacarpal I, middle portion of a femur.

 

Locality: 35 km South of Agades, Egypt, East Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Right ischium.