Dinosauria›Reptilia›Avetheropoda
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Bahariasaurus Bahariasaurus ingens Stromer 1934
/bˌæhɑːɹɹˌɪɐsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 113.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Countries
Niger, Egypt
Regions
Tahoua · Matruh · Agadez
Formations
Baharîje · Echkar · Dukamaje
Dig sites
5
distinct collections
Overview
Bahariasaurus ingens is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 113.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Tahoua, Niger and elsewhere. It was named by Stromer 1934. 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 Bahariasaurus ingens sits in deep time
Bahariasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Bahariasaurus ingens'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.