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.