Bahariasaurus (meaning "Bahariya lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur found in the Bahariya Formation in the Bahariya (Arabic: الواحة البحرية meaning the "northern oasis") oasis in Egypt, and the Farak Formation of Niger of North Africa. Both of these locations date to the Cenomanian age of the late Cretaceous Period, about 95 million years ago. It was a very large theropod, comparable in size to Tyrannosaurus and the contemporary genus Carcharodontosaurus.[1] It was around 11–12 metres (36–39 ft) in length and 4 tonnes in weight.[2][3]