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Courtesy Hesham Sallam(NEW YORK) A fossil from a a carnivorous dinosaur that lived about 98 million years ago was unearthed by an Egyptian-led team of researchers in the country's Western desert. The well-preserved neck vertebra, discovered during a 2016 expedition to Bahariya Oasis in the vast desert, belongs to an Abelisaurid theropod, a species that lived during the Cretaceous period (about 145 to 66 million years ago), according to researchers. The species were more common in parts of Europe and modern Southern Hemisphere continents, such as Africa and South America, in addition to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. It's the first time that remains of Abelisaurid, named after Argentinean Roberto Abel who first discovered remains of the species decades ago were found in Egypt. It is the oldest known fossil of the species in northeastern Africa. In the early 20th century, fossils of other famous dinosaurs were discovered in the region, including Spinosaurus, but t
Fossil Reveals First Evidence of Abelisaurid Dinosaurs Found in Bahariya Oasis Carnivorous Dinosaur Group Known for Bulldog-like Faces, Tiny Arms, and Small Teeth.