Bahariya Formation

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The Bahariya Formation is a Cretaceous-age rock formation in Egypt renowned for its rich dinosaur fossils, including those of Spinosaurus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
sedimentary rock formation ⓘ
containsFossil Aegyptosaurus ⓘ
Bahariasaurus ⓘ
Carcharodontosaurus ⓘ
Elosuchus ⓘ
linked to: Stomatosuchus

Spinosaurus ⓘ
Stomatosuchus ⓘ
crocodyliform fossils ⓘ
fish fossils ⓘ
pterosaur fossils ⓘ
sauropod dinosaur fossils ⓘ
theropod dinosaur fossils ⓘ
turtle fossils ⓘ
containsResource iron ore ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
discoveredBy Ernst Stromer ⓘ
economicImportance iron ore mining ⓘ
fossilPeriod Cretaceous ⓘ
geologicAge early Cenomanian ⓘ
geologicPeriod Cretaceous ⓘ
geologicSystem Cretaceous System ⓘ
hasFossilSite Gebel Ghorabi ⓘ
Gebel el Dist ⓘ
hasTypeLocality Bahariya Oasis ⓘ
knownFor Spinosaurus fossils ⓘ
rich dinosaur fauna ⓘ
lithology claystone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ
locatedIn Western Desert of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert
namedAfter Bahariya Oasis ⓘ
overlies Kharita Formation ⓘ
paleoclimate humid ⓘ
paleoenvironment coastal plain ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
researchInterest Cretaceous theropod diversity ⓘ
paleoenvironments of northern Africa ⓘ
stratigraphicUnitOf Western Desert sedimentary succession ⓘ
timeSpanStart Cenomanian ⓘ
underlies Abu Roash Formation ⓘ

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Spinosaurus → livedIn → Bahariya Formation ⓘ