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Bahariya Formation

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The Bahariya Formation (Baharija Formation) is a fossil bearing geologic formation dating back to the Cenomanian, geographically located in Marsa Matruh, central Egypt.[1]

Fauna of the Baharija Formation[]

Lepidosaurs[]

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Sauropods[]

Sauropods of the Baharija Formation
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Genus:

  1. A. baharijensis[1]

Dicraeosaurus

Paralititan

Genus:

  1. cf. Dicraeosaurus sp.[1]

Genus:

  1. P. stromeri[1]

Infraorder:

  1. Indeterminate remains.[1]

Theropods[]

Theropods of the Baharija Formation
Taxa Presence Description Images

Genus:

  1. B. ingens[1]
  1. Also present in the Continental intercalaire

Carcharodontosaurus

Spinosaurus

Genus:

  1. C. saharicus[1]
  1. Also present in the Kem Kem Formation and Continental intercalaire

Genus:

  1. D. agilis[1]
  1. Also present in the Kem Kem Formation

Genus:

  1. S. aegyptiacus[1]
  2. Spinosaurus sp.[1]
  1. Also present in the Turkana Grits, Kem Kem Formation, Echkar Formation, and Chenini Formation

Suborder:

  1. Undescribed form.[1]
  2. Indeterminate remains.[1]
  • The suborder of carnivorous dinosaurs.
  1. Placeholder.
  2. "(= Elaphrosaurus sp., cf. Erectopus sauvagei)"[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Weishampel, David B; et al (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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