‘Shark graveyard’ in Egypt’s Western Desert reveals a lost tropical sea from the age of the dinosaurs
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Ancient shark 'graveyard' uncovered in Egyptian desert
Scientists have uncovered an ancient shark "graveyard" in the middle of the Egyptian desert. Fossilized teeth from seven shark species dating back millions of years were discovered in the Abu-Tartur Plateau — located in Egypt's Western Desert — between 2020 and 2022, offering new insight into the desert's watery past. The researchers detailed their discovery in a study published Aug. 18 in the journal Cretaceous Research "This study provides…
Five species of sharks dating from the Cretaceous have been identified for the first time in the Abu-Tartur region of the western Egyptian desert, bringing to seven the number of species of sharks identified in the region. These discoveries provide new information on the diversity of the ancient marine ecosystem that once occupied the region and [...] This article The Egyptian desert was hiding a tens of millions of years old shark graveyard app…
The paleontologist Tarek Yassin has discovered that in Abu-Tartur millions of years ago a marine oasis was hidden, when North Africa was submerged under the ancient ocean of Tetis The Egyptian desert of Abu-Tartur, today an arid and hot terrain, housed millions of years ago a marine oasis.A team of paleontologists led by the University of Cairo has discovered the fossil remains of various shark species in the Duwi Formation, revealing the existe…
‘Shark graveyard’ in Egypt’s Western Desert reveals a lost tropical sea from the age of the dinosaurs
Fourteen fossil teeth from Egypt’s Western Desert reveal five extinct shark species that once lived in a tropical sea during the Late Cretaceous. Two species had never before been reported in Egypt, while another may represent the first African record and youngest known occurrence of its kind. The fossils raise the known shark diversity at Abu-Tartur to at least seven species and point to a nutrient-rich marine ecosystem filled with predators. T…
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