Palaeoecological Reconstruction of the Bahariya Formation: A Coastal Wetland Ecosystem of Northern Gondwana During the Cretaceous
Updated: Apr 10
The Bahariya Formation, located in what is now the Western Desert of Egypt, is one of the most significant fossil-bearing geological formations in Africa. It is particularly well known for its sediments dating to the Late Cretaceous Cenomanian stage, roughly 100 million years ago. Since the German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer first investigated this formation in the early twentieth century, it has become an important site for studies of dinosaur diversity and ancient ecosystems. Although most of Stromer's fossil collection was destroyed during the Second World War, recent research based on surviving specimens and newly discovered material has gradually reconstructed a complex ancient ecosystem that once occupied the northern Gondwanan coastline.
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