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Aegyptosaurus Aegyptosaurus baharijensis Stromer 1932
/iːˌdʒɪptoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 143.1–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Countries
Niger, Egypt
Regions
Agadez · Matruh · Tahoua
Formations
Baharîje · Echkar · Irhazer Shales
Dig sites
5
distinct collections
Overview
Aegyptosaurus baharijensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 143.1–93.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Agadez, Niger and elsewhere. It was named by Stromer 1932. The species is represented by 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~18%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Aegyptosaurus baharijensis sits in deep time
Aegyptosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Aegyptosaurus baharijensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.