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Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species
Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.
Lost Dinosaur Destroyed in WWII Bombing Was New Species, Photos Reveal
A new species of predatory dinosaur that lived in North Africa 95 million years ago has been identified—some 80 years after the only specimen was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. Researchers from Germany discovered previously unknown photos of the lost specimen that allowed them to reassess the original classification of the species.
Paleontologists Claim to Have Discovered Terrifying New Dinosaur Species in Pre-WWII Photographs
The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images.
Dinosaur fossil lost since WWII named new species that lived 95 million years ago
World War II brought devastation to Munich in 1944. Allied bombings destroyed the museum, and with it, the irreplaceable dinosaur fossil.
WWII bombing destroyed these fossils. Now, rediscovered old photos reveal a new colossal dinosaur
In the summer of 1914, an Austrian fossil collector named Richard Markgraf uncovered the bones of a colossal dinosaur in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis. Shipped to Munich, the fossil was carefully studied by Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach,
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230 Million-Year-Old Fossil From Wyoming Challenges Dinosaur Origin Theories
While the remains were fragmented, the paleontologists were able to attribute the fossils to a new dinosaur species they named Ahvaytum bahndooiveche, which was likely an early sauropod relative.
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Dinosaur history rewritten by fossil discovery of chicken-sized dinosaur, experts say
Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto, courtesy the University of Wisconsin-Madison A chicken-sized dinosaur fossil is challenging the mainstream view of how and when reptiles spread to the Northern ...