Aegyptosaurus iː-jihptoʊ-SƆːRUHS

"Egypt"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Aegyptosaurus 15 m (49 ft) long
9 people holding hands
Length
15 m (49 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–94 Mya)
Place
Africa · Egypt
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Aegyptosaurus (meaning ‘Egypt’s lizard’) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur discovered in Egypt, that lived in what is now Africa, around 95 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period (Cenomanian faunal stage).

What we know

  • Named by Stromer, 1932.
  • Body length estimated at about 15 m.
  • Fossils found in Africa and Egypt.