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Chebsaurus

Say it: cheb-SORE-us

Name means: “young man lizard”1

Ate: PlantsLong-necksMiddle Jurassic

Chebsaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Algeria. It was a young dinosaur, and scientists think it was still growing when it died.1

Lived

165 to 162 million years ago3

Middle Jurassic

Fossils found in

Ksour Mountains, Occidental Saharan Atlas, Algeria1

Food

Plants2

Length

8 to 9 m1

estimated from juvenile fossils

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

How long was it?

as long as 2 cars parked in a rowas long as 50 bananas end to end

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Fun facts

Chebsaurus is the most complete sauropod dinosaur ever found in Algeria.1

Its name comes from the Arabic word 'cheb', which means 'young man', because the fossils are from a juvenile.1

Chebsaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 165 to 163 million years ago.1

Scientists have found two skeletons of Chebsaurus, both from young individuals.1

Chebsaurus was nicknamed 'the Giant of Ksour' after the mountains where it was discovered.1

AI-made picture of Chebsaurus — An AI-made picture of how Chebsaurus might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Chebsaurus

?How big was Chebsaurus?

Chebsaurus was about 8 to 9 metres long. That is roughly the length of a school bus.1

?What did Chebsaurus eat?

Chebsaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a long neck to reach leaves from trees.3

?When did Chebsaurus live?

Chebsaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 165 to 163 million years ago. That is during the Callovian age.1 3

?Why is it called Chebsaurus?

The name comes from the Arabic word 'cheb', meaning 'young man', because the fossils are from a juvenile. It was also nicknamed 'the Giant of Ksour'.1

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Scientific name: Chebsaurus
Named by: Mahammed et al. 20053
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Cetiosauridae3
Classification: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Age of the rocks: 165 to 162 million years (Callovian)3
Rock formations: Aïssa3
Countries: Algeria3
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
Discovery: Chebsaurus was named in 2005 by Farida Mahammed and her team. They found the fossils in the Aïssa Formation of the Ksour Mountains in Algeria.1 2
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Chebsaurus would have been as an adult, because only young fossils have been found.1

Where the facts come from

Chebsaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Chebsaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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