Genus: Tazoudasaurus ALLAIN, AQUESBI, DEJAX, MEYER, MONBARON, MONTENANT, RICHIR, ROCHDY, RUSSELL, & TAQUET, 2004
Etymology: In reference to the type locality of Tazouda, Ouarzazate Province, High Atlas, Morocco and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: naimi DEJAX, MEYER, MONBARON, MONTENANT, RICHIR, ROCHDY, RUSSELL, & TAQUET, 2004
Etymology: Arabic, naimi, masculine, "slender," referring to the small size of the holotype.

Holotype: To 2000-1

Locality: Douar of Tazouda near Toundoute village, Ouarzazate Province, High Atlas, Morocco.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Toarcian Stage, Upper Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material: Partially articulated skeleton and cranial material including complete left mandible with teeth, quadrate, jugal, postorbital, parietal, frontal and exoccipital.

Referred material:

To 2000-2: Associated remains of a juvenile skeleton.

Breakdown as per ALLAIN & AQUESBI, 2008

CPSGM To1-275: Left mandible.

CPSGM T01: Left postorbital, right quadrate.

CPSGM To1-20: Tooth.

CPSGM To1-38: 3 dorsal vertebrae in connection.

CPSGM Tol-129: Distal chevron.

CPSGM To1-103: Right pubis.

CPSGM To1-31: Right astragalus.

CPSGM To1-114: Ungual phalanx of pedal digit II.

CPSGM To1-265: Left metatarsal II.

CPSGM To1-239: Axis.

CPSGM T01-64, 354: Cervical vertebrae.

CPSGM T01-38a-c, 69, 156: Dorsal vertebrae.

CPSGM T01-88, 100, 288, 303a-c: Caudal vertebrae.

CPSGM T01-93: Left humerus.

CPSGM T01-48: Right humerus.

CPSGM Pt1: Left humerus.

CPSGM T01-374: Right ulna.

CPSGM T01-375: Right ulna.

CPSGM Pt23: Left ulna.

CPSGM To1-301: Incomplete left radius.

CPSGM To1-373: Fragmentary left ilium.

CPSGM To1-103: Pubis.

CPSGM To1-4: Incomeplete ischium.

CPSGM To1-04: Left femur.

CPSGM To1-105, 256, 381: Right femora.

CPSGM To1-76: Left tibia.

CPSGM To1-380: Right tibia.

CPSGM To1-42: Right fibula.

CPSGM T01-43, 377: Left fibula.

CPSGM To1-31: Right astragalus.

CPSGM To1-356: Left (?) calcaneum.

CPSGM To1-22: Left metatarsal I.

CPSGM To1-265: Left (?) metatarsal II.

CPSGM To1-13: Right metatarsal IV.

CPSGM Pt-25: Right metatarsal V.

CPSGM To1-121:, 137, 158: Pedal phalanx.

CPSGM To1-67: Left pedal phalanx.

CPSGM To1-94: Ungual phalanx I.

CPSGM To1-14: Ungual phalanx IV.

CPSGM T01-114: Ungual phalanx III.

CPSGM T01-383: Dorsal neural arch of a juvenile.

CPSGM T01-93: Left humeurs of a juvenile.

MNHM To1-256: Right juvenile femur.

MNHM To1-76: Left tibia of a juvenile

MNHM To1-378: Ischium of an adult.

MNHM To1-379: Right ischium of a juvenile.

MNHM To1-135: Right astragalus of a juvenile.

MHNM To2-112: Nearly complete articulated distal left manus.