Dinosaur

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• Researchers Uncover Three New Pterosaur Species in Morocco’s Kem Kem Beds
  31 March 2020, by Ginette

  According to the research group led by David Martill of the University of Portsmouth, these are three new species of pterosaurs, flying dinosaurs, reports the journal Cretaceous Research.
  According to scientists’ estimates, "the wingspan of the pterosaurs was between three and four meters. The fossilized remains of the prehistoric animals were found on the rocky plateau of Kem Kem, located on the Algerian border of Morocco." According to a Portsmouth spokesperson, "these predators, with (…)

• Massive Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed in Morocco’s Kem Kem Region
  29 April 2020, by Ginette

  A team of Moroccan, European and American paleontologists has recently discovered dinosaur fossils in Kem Kem. According to the scientific site ZooKeys, this is irrefutable proof that this area of Morocco was populated by the "most gigantic" animals.
  The vast rocky plateau of Kem Kem extends "from the south of Tafilalet to the border with Algeria". Millions of years ago, it was populated by the largest animals the earth has ever known, such as the "Abelisauridae, the Spinosaurus, the (…)

• Rare "Duck-Billed" Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Morocco Puzzles Scientists
  8 November 2020, by Jérôme

  A team of scientists has discovered the remains of a "duck-billed" hadrosaur in Morocco. A discovery that is puzzling, knowing that Africa was then isolated from the others by oceans.
  Another paleontological discovery made in Morocco that brings new knowledge about the evolution of life on Earth. This time, it is a hadrosaur - Ajnabia odysseus-, or "duck-billed dinosaur", whose remains (teeth and a jaw) found in Sidi Chenane south of Khouribga, date back some 66 million years, reports (…)

• Ancient Armored Dinosaur Unearthed in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains
  25 September 2021, by Prince

  A new species of dinosaur has just been discovered in Morocco, in a mine located in Boulahfa in the Middle Atlas, by a team of international researchers.
  The researchers indicate that it is a new species of ankylosaur, an impressive animal, covered with a thick carapace. Its appearance dates back to 163 or even 167 million years, according to the paleontological research carried out by the team of researchers, led by Susannah Catherine Rose Maidment, a British paleontologist at the (…)

• Rare 70-Centimeter Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
  14 June 2022, by Armel

  Footprints proving the existence of large dinosaurs have been discovered in the Imilchil region, in the Middle Atlas, by Moroccan and Spanish researchers. These footprints measure more than 70 centimeters and would be among the "rarest" in the world archives.
  This discovery, cited by H24info, was revealed by a study initiated in 2016 by researchers from Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, Mohammed V University in Rabat and the University of La Rioja (Spain) in the scientific journal Journal of (…)

• Ancient Megalodon: Massive Prehistoric Shark Dwarfed Modern Great Whites, Fossils Show
  20 April 2023, by Said

  Great white sharks are among the most impressive ocean creatures today. They can weigh thousands of kilos and measure up to nearly 5 meters. But this formidable modern creature is nothing compared to the megalodon shark, an ancient species of shark considered the largest that has ever existed, and traces of which have been found in Morocco.
  It is estimated to have become extinct about 2.6 million years ago, but scientists regularly discover and reveal facts about this terrifying creature, (…)

• Ancient Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
  5 October 2023, by Prince

  Moroccan researchers have discovered new dinosaur footprints at the top of the Atlas mountains.
  According to new research on fossils, dinosaurs of different sizes and species coexisted in the Atlas mountains 160 million years ago. We would have to go back to the Middle and Upper Jurassic to identify these dinosaurs. This is a major discovery, note the researchers who have still not been able to determine the species of dinosaur that lived in this region.
  "The field work carried out in (…)

• New Stegosaur Species Unearthed in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains
  3 May 2024, by Prince

  Remains of a rare species of herbivorous dinosaurs have been discovered by an international team of researchers in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco.
  These remains of the Thyreosaurus atlasicus were found not far from Nador, reveals a study published in the scientific journal Windwana Research. This discovery in the Middle Atlas of Morocco, made by paleontologists, will help understand the evolution of stegosaurs in the Middle Jurassic of Africa.
  The comparison of these remains with (…)