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Paleontological discoveries are becoming more and more surprising, especially considering the latest find by a group of experts who have discovered what is known as a new type of dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, which was one of the largest land carnivores on the planet
A team of paleontologists from SNSB and LMU have revealed incredible news about this species, which originated in North Africa around 95 million years ago
The truth is that the context of this discovery is totally unexpected, according to experts, and the circumstances surrounding the facts are unexpected. The fossil, from Egypt, had been destroyed during the development of World War II, that is, about 80 years ago.
Where was he discovered and what happened to his remains?
All of this has been published in the journal PLOS ONE, in which it is clear that they relied on the images, which until now had been unknown. This fossil was unearthed and analysed by Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach during 1914 following an expedition to the Bahariya oasis
From there it was taken to Munich where, after some studies, it was classified as Carcharodontosaurus, a surprising species with shark-like teeth and about 10 meters long. In of size, it is comparable to Tyrannosaurus rex in North America.
The Old Academy, where the remains of this fossil were housed, was demolished during one of the many Allied bombings in the city of Munich throughout 1944. Despite this and the fact that it remained on hold for years, experts relied on images and Stromer's notes to develop their ideas about this new species.