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Paleontologists Identify New Mosasaur Species in Egypt's Western Desert

Fossils unearthed in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis have led paleontologists to describe a previously unknown species of mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period.

Paleontologists Uncover New Mosasaur Species in Egypt’s Western Desert
Paleontologists Identify New Mosasaur Species in Egypt's Western Desert
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Fossils unearthed in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis have led paleontologists to describe a previously unknown species of mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period.