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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 30 2018, @09:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the big-news dept.

Lost history of African dinosaurs revealed

A new species of dinosaur found in the Egyptian desert is shedding light on Africa's missing history of dinosaurs. Few fossils have been unearthed from the last days of the dinosaurs, between 100 and 66 million years ago, on the continent. Scientists say the dinosaur, which lived about 80 million years ago, is an "incredible discovery".

The giant plant-eater was the length of a school bus and weighed about the same as an elephant. [...] Named Mansourasaurus shahinae, the new species is regarded as a critical discovery for science.

[...] Dinosaur fossils in Africa are rare as much of the land is now covered in lush vegetation, rather than the exposed rock that has yielded dinosaur treasure troves elsewhere. There is a huge gap in the fossil record during the Late Cretaceous, when the continents were coming towards the end of huge geological changes.

Also at Ohio University (Phys.org) and USA Today.

New Egyptian sauropod reveals Late Cretaceous dinosaur dispersal between Europe and Africa (DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0455-5) (DX)


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 31 2018, @01:49AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 31 2018, @01:49AM (#630772)

    Can't wait for African Dino History month, coming soon to a public education system near you.

    "We built the pyramids."
    *eats chicken*
    "We were dinosaurs."
    *Steals your bike*
    "Our skeletons are in museums all around the world."
    *Stabs a stranger for being born in a different city*
    "We are royalty."
    *Makes the DMV an un-fucking-bearable experience*

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