Bahariasauridae
| Bahariasauridae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Averostra |
| Family: | †Bahariasauridae von Huene, 1948 |
| Type species | |
| †Bahariasaurus ingens Stromer, 1934
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| Subclades | |
Bahariasauridae is a problematic potential family of theropod dinosaurs that might include a handful of African and South American genera, such as Aoniraptor, Bahariasaurus, Deltadromeus, and Gualicho. The placement of these theropods is controversial, with some studies placing them as basal ceratosaurs possibly related to Noasauridae, others classifying them as megaraptorans, basal neovenatorids, or basal coelurosaurs.
The family is likely polyphyletic (an unnatural group), with some members (Bahariasaurus + Deltadromeus) within the Abelisauroidea, and others (Aoniraptor, Gualicho) within the Megaraptora.