Genus: Sigilmassasaurus RUSSELL, 1996
Etymology: In reference to the ancient city of Sigilmasa, former capital of
the Tafilalt and a former center of commerce in the western Sahara, and Greek,
sauros, “lizard”: Sigilmasa lizard.
Species: brevicollis RUSSELL, 1996
Etymology: Latin, brevis, "short" and Latin, collum, "neck": The species name alludes to the shortness of the cervical vertebrae.
Holotype: NMC 41857
Locality: Kem Kem area (‘Gres rouges infracenomaniens’), probably
close to the town of Touaz, Tafilalt, Morocco.
Horizon: Ifezouane or Aoufous Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early
Cretaceous.
Material: First dorsal vertebrae (not a Cervical vertebrae, EVERS, RAUHUT,
MILNER, McFEETERS, & ALLAIN, 2015).
Referred material:
NMC 41790, 41774, 41856: Cervical vertebrae.
NMC 41858, 41850, 50428, 50402, 41776, 50407, 50800, 41772, 41851: Dorsal
vertebrae.
NMC 41854, 41775, 41853, 41855: Caudal vertebrae.
EVERS, RAUHUT, MILNER, McFEETERS, & ALLAIN, 2015
BSPG 2006 I 53: Fragmentary posterior cervical vertebra. BSPG 2006 I 56:
Posterior cervical vertebra.
BSPG 2006 I 54: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
BSPG 2006 I 55: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
BSPG 2011 I 115: Posterior cervical vertebra.
BSPG 2011 I 116: Posterior cervical vertebra.
BSPG 2011 I 117, 118: Mid-cervical centra.
BSPG 2013 I 95: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
NHUMK PV R 16427: Mid-cervical arch.
NHMUK PV R 16434: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
NHMUK PV R 16435: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
NHMUK PV R 16436: Anterior dorsal vertebra.
LACERDA, ISASMENDI, DELCOURT, FERNANDES & HUTCHINSON, 2024
NHUMK PV R 38358: Posterior cervical vertebra.
LAKIN & LONGRICH, 2019
Locality: Near Erfoud, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Horozon: Kem Kem Beds, Lower Member, Ifezouane Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early
Cretaceous.
Matrial:
FSAC-KK-18122: Posterior cervical vertebra.
The following is considered Sigilmassaurus cf. S. brevicollis by McFeeters,
Ryan, Hinic-Frlog & Schröder-Adams, 2013
HENDRICKX, MATEUS, & BUFFETAUT, 2016
Locality: Jorf (Tafilalt), northwest of Erfound, Morocco.
Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian Stage, Uppermiddle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch,
Middle Cretaceous.
Material:
Morphotype 2
MHNM KK 376: quadrates (found in ironless layers of white to yellow
sandstones).
= Sigilmassasaurus sp RUSSELL, 1996
Locality: ‘Gres rouges infracenomaniens”, Tafilalt, Morocco.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch,
Early Cretaceous.
Material:
NMC 41629: Posterior cervical centrum.
NMC 41862: Distal caudal vertebra.
= Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis BRUSATTE & SERENO,
2007
Locality: Iguidi, west of In Abangharit, Agadez District, N17°56',
E5°37", Niger.
Horizon: Echkar Formation, Tegama Group (Series).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late
Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.
Material: Left maxilla.
Referred material:
MNN IGU11: Mid cervical centrum.
= Carcharodontosaurus saharicus BRUSSATTE & SERENO, 2007
Locality: Kem Kem region of southeastern Morocco.
Horizon: Kem Kem beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian Stage, Uppermiddle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch,
Middle Cretaceous.
Material:
SGM-Din3: Anterior cervical vertebra.
SGM-Din4: Anterior cervical centrum.
SGM-Din5: Mid cervical vertebra.
= Spinosaurus maroccanus RUSSELL, 1996
Etymology: In reference to the “roysume du Maroc” (kingdom of Morocco).
Holotype: NMC 50791
Locality: Taout, ‘Gres rouges infracenomaniens’, Tafilalt, Morocco.
Horizon: Tegane Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early
Cretaceous.
Material: Median cervical vertebrae.
Referred material:
NMC 50832, 50833: Dentary fragments.
NMC 41768, 50790: Median cervical vertebrae.
NMC 50813: Dorsal neural arch.
D'ANASTASIO & CAPASSO, 2004
Del Museo di Storia delle Scienze Biomediche dell'Universita degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzion, PP #481: Cervical vertebra with Osteoarthritis.
TAQUET & RUSSELL, 1998
Locality: Gara Samani, northwestern edge of Tademait, Algeria.
Horizon: Kem Kem beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early
Cretaceous.
Material:
MNHN SAM 124: Rostrum containing both premaxillae, maxillae, vomers and fragment
of midshaft of right dentary.
MNHN SAM 125: Fragment of premaxilla.
MNHN SAM 126-127: Centra of 2 cervical vertebrae.
MNHN SAM 128: Neural arch of a dorsal vertebra.
Spinosaurus maroccanus (modified from TAQUET & RUSSELL, 1998), SAM 124
= S. cf aegypticus 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: Jaw fragments
and teeth.
Note: May belong to a new genus.
ANONYMOUS, 2004
Number: Not given: Dentary.