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. 2015 Oct 20;3:e1323. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1323
Dinosauria Owen, 1842
Saurischia Seeley, 1887
Theropoda Marsh, 1881
Tetanurae Gauthier, 1986
Megalosauroidea Fitzinger, 1843
Spinosauridae Stromer, 1915
Sigilmassasaurus Russell, 1996
Spinosaurus B”—Stromer, 1934: 8–18, 20–23, pl. 1, Tafel I, Figs. 2A–2C; partim
Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell, 1996
Spinosaurus maroccanus Russell, 1996Russell, 1996: 355–360, Figs 4 and 9; partim
Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell, 1996Russell, 1996: 361–360, Figs. 10, 11A, 13A, 13D and 13I; partim
Sigilmassasaurus sp. – Russell, 1996: 369–371, Figs. 14C, 14F, 14G and 15
Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell, 1996McFeeters et al., 2013: Figs. 1–7
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer, 1915Ibrahim et al., 2014a, partim
Holotype: CMN 41857, a first dorsal vertebra.
Referred material: BSPG 2006 I 53, 54, 55, 56; BSPG 2011 I 115, 116, 117, 118; BSPG 2013 I 95; MNN IGU11 (see McFeeters et al., 2013; NHMUK PV R 16427, 16434, 16435; CMN 41774, 41790, 41850, 41856, 41857, 41858; P.P.No 481 see McFeeters et al., 2013); CMN 50791 (holotype of Spinosaurus maroccanus, see Russell, 1996); SGM–DIN 3, 5 (see McFeeters et al., 2013).
Type locality and horizon: Kem Kem area, probably close to the town of Taouz (K Martyn, pers. comm. to OR, 2013), Ifezouane or Aoufous Formation, Cenomanian (Cavin et al., 2010).