Berberosaurus

Berber lizard

• Berber · English (from Arabic/Greek roots) · the Berber people of North Africa
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name means "Berber lizard". It honours the Berber people, the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa, including Morocco, where the fossils were found. The type species is Berberosaurus liassicus, and "liassicus" refers to the Liassic (Early Jurassic) age of the rocks.

Named by

Allain et al.

Year named

2007

Period

Early Jurassic

Stages

Pliensbachian – Toarcian

Found in

Toundoute Continental Series, Azilal Province, High Atlas, Morocco

A theropod known from partial, fragmentary remains. It is usually regarded as an early ceratosaur, and some studies place it among the abelisauroids. It is one of the earliest known ceratosaurs. The exact age within the Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian vs. Toarcian) is debated.