Giant horned dinosaur discovered in Egypt after fossils were destroyed in World War 2
Giant horned dinosaur discovered in Egypt after fossils were destroyed in World War 2 - Findings suggest dinosaurs were much more diverse in North Africa than previously thought
Dinosaur fossils were destroyed in WWII. Now, photos reveal they were a new species
Less than a decade later, World War II swallowed Germany. The fossils were housed in the Old Academy building of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology when the campus was hit by air raids on July 21, 1944, completely destroying the wing containing fossils from Egypt, researchers said.
New giant dinosaur species discovered in Egypt
What's slightly unusual is that the discovery was made after the uncovering of some long-lost photographs of its fossils. Find out more here.
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