Bahariasaurus
| Bahariasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Family: | Bahariasauridae von Huene, 1948
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| Genus: | Bahariasaurus Stromer, 1934
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Bahariasaurus (meaning "Bahariya lizard") is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. It is potentially synonymous with Deltadromeus, another theropod from the early Late Cretaceous of Africa.[1] It was a huge theropod, in the same size range as Tyrannosaurus and the contemporary genera Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus.[2]
The type species, B. ingens, was described by Ernst Stromer in 1934,[3] though the type specimen was destroyed during World War II. The exact placement of Bahariasaurus is uncertain. It has been variously assigned to several theropod groups, including Carcharodontosauridae (by Rauhut in 1995) and Tyrannosauroidea (by Chure in 2000). More specimens would be needed to more accurately classify it, and to determine its relationship to Deltadromeus.[4][5]
References
- ^ Mortimer, M. (2007). "Ceratosauria" The Theropod Database.
- ^ Smith, J.B. (2001). "A Giant sauropod dinosaur from an Upper Cretaceous mangrove deposit in Egypt". Science. 292 (5522): 1704–1706. doi:10.1126/science.1060561. PMID 11387472.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Stromer, E. (1934). "Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharije-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman)." 13. Dinosauria. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung n.f., 22: 1–79.
- ^ Rauhut, (1995). "Zur systematischen Stellung der afrikanischen Theropoden Carcharodontosaurus Stromer 1931 und Bahariasaurus Stromer 1934." Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, E16 (Gundolf-Ernst-Festschrift): 357-375.
- ^ Chure, (2000). "A new species of Allosaurus from the Morrison Formation of Dinosaur National Monument (Utah-Colorado) and a revision of the theropod family Allosauridae." Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1-964.
