Genus: Zarafasaura VINCENT, BARDET, PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, BOUYA, AMAGHZAZ & MESLOUH, 2011
Etymology: Arabic, Zarafa, "giraffe"; in reference to the name given by the local population to the plesiosaurs found in the phosphates, and Greek, saurus, "lizard."

Species: oceanis VINCENT, BARDET, PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, BOUYA, AMAGHZAZ & MESLOUH, 2011
Etymology: Latin, oceanis, "daughter of the sea."

Holotype: OCP-DEK/GE 315

Locality: Sidi Daoui area, near Oued Zem city northeastern part of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco.

Horizon: Upper CIII level.

Biostriatigraphy:

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

Material: An incomplete dorsoventrally crushed skull and associated mandible.

Paratype:

OCP-DEK/GE 456: A complete mandible.

Referred material:

LOMAX & WAHL, 2013

WDC CMC-01: Skull and skeleton.

After LOMAX & WAHL, 2013.