Tataouinea hannibalis

† Tataouinea hannibalis is an Early Cretaceous rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Chenini Formation of southern Tunisia, named for Hannibal Barca. This large diplodocoid sauropod documents a rebbachisaurid presence in North Africa before the clade's extinction.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tataouinea hannibalis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Tataouinea hannibalis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.