Tameryraptor

raptor of Egypt (the "beloved land")

• Tamery · Ancient Egyptian · Egypt, the 'beloved land'
• raptor · Latin · plunderer, robber

The name combines "Tamery", an ancient Egyptian name for Egypt often translated as "beloved land", with the Latin "raptor" meaning "plunderer" or "robber". It means "raptor of Egypt", after the country where the fossils were found. The type species, T. markgrafi, honours Richard Markgraf, the fossil collector who found early Bahariya Oasis specimens for Ernst Stromer.

Named by

Isasmendi et al.

Year named

2024

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

A large carcharodontosaurid theropod. Bahariya material was previously referred to Carcharodontosaurus. Details of the naming and the exact type material are given from memory and should be checked against the original publication.