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sharp-clawed runner
Bahariasaurus
Say it like this: “bah-hah-REE-ya-SAWR-us”
Bahariasaurus ingens
Bahariasaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Egypt.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
- Named in
- 1934 · Stromer, E.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 11–12.2 m · 36–40 ft
- Weight
- 4–4.6 tonnes
- Found in
- Egypt · Bahariya
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Abelisauroidea
The story in short
The genus Bahariasaurus dates to 1934, the year E. Stromer described it. The name means “bahariya lizard.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Egypt, including the Bahariya Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Bahariasaurus at a length near 11–12.2 m and a body mass around 4–4.6 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Abelisauroidea, among the theropod dinosaurs.