Aegyptosaurus baharijensis

†Aegyptosaurus baharijensis fue un gran saurópodo titanosauriano del Cretácico Tardío (~95 Ma) de Egipto y Níger. Estimado en 15 m y 20.000 kg, este herbívoro cuadrúpedo fue descrito por Ernst Stromer en 1932 de la Formación Bahariya de Egipto. Trágicamente, el material fósil original fue destruido cuando el Museo de Múnich fue bombardeado en 1944.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Aegyptosaurus baharijensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Aegyptosaurus baharijensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.