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University of Chicago-Led Team Discovers New Species of Dinosaur in Sahara

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University of Chicago-led team discovers new species of dinosaur in Sahara

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This discovery comes from Niger. A new type of Spinosaurus dinosaur has been unearthed in the Nigerien desert, in the center of the country. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, this giant, which lived 95 million years ago, is featured on the cover of the American magazine Science. Its bones were found during a months-long expedition conducted more than three years ago under the direction of American paleontologist Paul Sereno, professor of biology and …

·Paris, France
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The “miraculous Spinosaurus” lived in what is now Niger about 95 million years ago.

·Helsinki, Finland
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Scientists have discovered a new type of dinosaur in the Sahara. The fish-eating giant predator has been named Spinosaurus Mirabilis and is described as a “hell heron.” “It was the expedition of the century,” researcher Paul Sereno told ABC News.

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Spinosaurus Mirabilis would be about the size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and would be about 95 million years old, according to researchers.

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