The first fossils of the species were described in a monograph published by a French scientist in 1918.[1] It was not until 2014, however, that the fossils were identified as a unique species from further specimens collected at Wadi Moghra in the Qattara Depression of Egypt.[2] The fossils have been deposited at the Cairo Geological Museum, Cairo University, and Duke University.[3][4] The National Science Foundation supported the research.