Never before had a representative of this group been discovered in Northern Africa, which, alongside Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus and Bahariasaurus, form a fascinating, yet deadly, ecosystem. How did all of these "chompy bois" live together? Find out today as we discuss this surprising finding.
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Article source:
Ohio University. "Bizarre meat-eating dinosaur joins 'Rogues' Gallery' of giant predators from classic fossil site in Egypt's Sahara Desert: Fossil reveals first evidence of abelisaurid dinosaurs found in Bahariya Oasis." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 June 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220608161413.htm>.
Journal Reference:
Belal S. Salem, Matthew C. Lamanna, Patrick M. O'Connor, Gamal M. El-Qot, Fatma Shaker, Wael A. Thabet, Sanaa El-Sayed, Hesham M. Sallam. First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt. Royal Society Open Science, 2022; 9 (6) DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220106
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02 Theme From Jurassic Park from Jur - Universal Pictures Film Music
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Jurassic Park
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John Williams
