Egyptian dinosaur identified from images of fossil destroyed in World War II

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Egyptian dinosaur identified from images of fossil destroyed in World War II

A new species of large carnivorous dinosaur found in what is now Egypt has been identified from fossils which no longer exist. The original fossil was destroyed 80 years ago during World War II. Palaeontologists discovered the new species by looking at photographs of the skeleton taken before 1944. Tameryraptor markgrafi lived 95 million years ago during the Cretaceous period (145–66 million years ago). Reconstruction of Tameryraptor markgrafi. …

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Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII - but photos reveal it was an unknown species

Artist reconstruction of Tameryraptor markgrafi.Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II.The newly named species, Tameryraptor markgrafi, or "thief from the beloved land," roamed Egypt 95 million years ago, and at 33 f…

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Scientists identify a new dinosaur species from destroyed fossil photos

Paleontologists have made an incredible discovery of a new species of predatory dinosaur that lived 95 million years ago in North Africa during the Cretaceous period. What makes this discovery remarkable is that the original fossil, found in Egypt, was destroyed over 80 years ago during World War II. The findings were made possible by […] The post Scientists identify a new dinosaur species from destroyed fossil photos appeared first on Knowridge…

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Researchers have identified a giant, unknown dinosaur species after discovering lost photographs of fossils destroyed in World War II. The species, named Tameryraptor markgrafi, or “thief from…One of the largest dinosaur species discovered thanks to lost photographs - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

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A group of scientists identified a kind of predatory dinosaur, which was “lost” and lived in North Africa 95 million years ago, 80 years after the only specimen was destroyed in a World War II bombing. Researchers from Germany discovered photographs, until now unknown, of the lost specimen that allowed them to re-evaluate the original classification of the species. Dinosaur, who was baptized as Tameryraptor markgrafi, had a prominent nasal horn,…

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Discovery reinforces that the diversity of dinosaurs in North Africa may have been greater than imagined A new species of carnivorous dinosaur, called Tameryraptor markgrafi, was identified from photographs of fossils that had been destroyed during the Second World War. The study, published in the scientific journal PLOS One, revealed that the animal lived about 95 million years ago in the region that today corresponds to Egypt and was about 10 …