First record of a Maastrichtian sauropod dinosaur from Egypt
Date
1997
Authors
Rauhut, Oliver W. M.
Werner, Christa
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Publisher
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
Abstract
A left femur of a small sauropod dinosaur was found in the Maastrichtian part of the Ammonite
Hill Member of the Dahkla Formation of southwestern Egypt. it represents the first dinosaur remains
of certain Maastrichtian age from Egypt and the second record of dinosaurs from this stage within
Africa. Moreover, the Egyptian specimen shows similarities to femora of brachiosaurids, possibly
extending the temporal range of this family up to the very end of the Mesozoic.
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Keywords
Africa, Maastrichtian, Dinosauria, Sauropoda, Brachiosauridae
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