Bahariasaurus

Bahariya lizard

• Bahariya · Arabic (place name) · Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Bahariasaurus was named after the Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, where its fossils were found. The Greek word "sauros" (lizard) was added, giving "Bahariya lizard". The type species is Bahariasaurus ingens, where "ingens" is Latin for "huge".

Named by

Stromer

Year named

1934

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

A large theropod. The original fossils were destroyed in the bombing of Munich in 1944, during World War II. Its status is debated. It is often treated as a dubious name because the material is fragmentary and lost. Some authors have suggested it may be related to or synonymous with other large Bahariya theropods such as Carcharodontosaurus. The status given here is the commonly cited one, but opinions differ.