Huge Dinosaur Found in Egypt Is First of Its Kind
The newfound species offers a rare glimpse into the final chapter of the age of dinosaurs in Africa.
When it comes to looks, the long-necked dinosaur Mansourasaurus shaninae isn’t all that remarkable. But the new species of sauropod is still turning heads among paleontologists.
Discovered in Egypt, the creature is one of the few dinosaur fossils found so far in Africa that dates to the late Cretaceous period, roughly 80 to 66 million years ago. This time marks the final chapter in the age of dinosaurs, which came to an abrupt end when a giant meteor smacked into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula.
Africa’s fossil record during the late Cretaceous is sparse, says study contributor and Carnegie Museum of Natural History paleontologist Matthew Lamanna. That means scientists aren’t sure which dinosaurs lived where across the continent during
