The history of geology in Morocco

Collection title

Forgotten pages

ID

2MT00119

Source

SOREAD-2M (MA)

First broadcast date

05/26/2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

Called "Tazoudasaurus Naïmi", named after the village of Tazouda where it was discovered, in the High Atlas mountains, this dinosaur of about nine meters long could be the "ancestor" of the sauropods in North America, "only" old of 140 million years. Up to date this is the oldest dinosaur in the world discovered in Morocco. The discovery of many bones of a sauropod in the High Atlas is "an extremely interesting and important event." It provides valuable information to paleontologists on the history of this species.

Type

video

Production companies

• 2M - Own production

Broadcaster

2M - 2M

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Rais Jamila
• Boutakiout Mohamed
• Take Philippe

Primary theme

Archaeological sites

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Pre-history
• Landscapes and environment / Geography and landscapes
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Science / Biology

Credits / Cast

• Zaid Mohamed - Journalist

Period of events

• 2009

Map locations

• Morocco - Atlas mountains - High Atlas
• Morocco - Atlas mountains - Tazouda

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

52m34