Cenomnian vertebrates from the Bahariya oasis of the Western Desert of Egypt

The Cenomanian Bahariya Formation has produced a remarkable collection of fossil vertebrates including the largest meat-eating dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Unfortunately, The Egyptian dinosaur specimens have been shipped to Germany and destroyed in World War II in bombing the Munich Museum of Natural history.

The project aims to recover the lost dinosaurs of Egypt as well as other archosaurs, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. The project has recovered a diverse collection of dinosaur remains, crocodiles and fishes.

 

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Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

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