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Paleontologists Uncover New Mosasaur Species in Egypt’s Western Desert
16 September 2026 EN sci-news ✎ édité manuellement

Paleontologists Uncover New Mosasaur Species in Egypt’s Western Desert

Egypt Cretaceous fossil Dinosauria Halisaurus

Paleontologists have described a previously unknown species of mosasaur -- a group of extinct marine reptiles that patrolled Cretaceous seas alongside dinosaurs on land -- based on fossils unearthed in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis. The post Paleontologists Uncover New Mosasaur Species in Egypt’s Western Desert appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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A.A. Shaker et al. 2026. A new species of halisaurine mosasaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Egypt. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 71 (3): 589-604

DOI: 10.4202/app.01310.2025 ↗
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