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Bahariasaurs was a large theropod dinosaurs that lived in Africa during the Late Cretaceous period. It's exact classification is uncertain, as different studies have placed them in different branches of the theropod family tree. One possibility is that they are related to noasaurids, which is what this interpretation is based on.
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Bahariasaurus was a large theropod dinosaur that lived in North Africa during the Late Cretaceous period, about 95 million years ago. It is estimated to have reached about 11-12 meters (36-39 feet) in length and 5 tons in weight.
Bahariasaurus was one of three giant theropods known from the Bahariya Formation, the other three being the allosauroid Carcharodontosaurus and the spinosaurid Spinosaurus. These predators probably coexisted by occupying different ecological niches and hunting different prey. Spinosaurus was mainly piscivorous, feeding on fish and other aquatic animals, while Carcharodontosaurus was likely a specialized hunter of large sauropods. Bahariasaurus may have been more generalist, feeding on a variety of smaller or medium-sized animals, such as ornithopods, pterosaurs, and crocodilians.
Bahariasaurus was one of three giant theropods known from the Bahariya Formation, the other three being the allosauroid Carcharodontosaurus and the spinosaurid Spinosaurus. These predators probably coexisted by occupying different ecological niches and hunting different prey. Spinosaurus was mainly piscivorous, feeding on fish and other aquatic animals, while Carcharodontosaurus was likely a specialized hunter of large sauropods. Bahariasaurus may have been more generalist, feeding on a variety of smaller or medium-sized animals, such as ornithopods, pterosaurs, and crocodilians.