Species: mauritanicus PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, BARDET, JOUVE, IAROCHENE, BOUYA & AMAGHZAZ, 2003
Etymology: Latin, mauritania, "northern Africa": referring to the region where the fossil remains were found.

Holotype: OCP DEK/GE 111 (OCP field specimen number N:1)

Locality: Site 1, of Sidi Daoui area, in the northern part of the Grand Daoui Zone, an actively quarried area for phosphates, eastern part of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, between the cities of Khouribga and Oued Zem, Morocco.

Horizon: Upper 'coche III'.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian, Latest Senonian Subepoch, Latest Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material: 5 cervical vertebrae and an indeterminate fragment of bone.

Phosphatodraco mauritanicus Holotype: OCP DEK/GE 111, modified from Pereda Suberbiola, et al., (2003); A-B) modified as per Kellner, (2010) A) cervical three; B) cervical four; C) cervical five; D) cervical six; and E) anterior view of cervical seven.

Referred material:

LONGRICH, MARTILL & ANDRES, 2018

Locality: Sidi, Khourigba Province, Morocco.

Horizon: Middle Couche III.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FSAC-OB 12: Cervical 5.

FSAC-OB 13: Cervical vertebra.