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Dinosaur footprints uncovered in Egypt's Eastern Desert

An Egyptian research team announced the discovery of the footprint of carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs in the Eastern Desert dating back more than 70 million years.
Dinosaur footprints in Egypt's Western Desert.

CAIRO — An Egyptian research team announced in early February the discovery of the footprints of carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs in the southern Eastern Desert, which date back more than 70 million years.

President of the New Valley University Abdel Aziz Tantawi said in a press statement Feb. 2, “The scientific discovery, the first of its kind in Egypt, was the result of joint efforts between the Vertebrate Paleontology Lab at Cairo University and the Vertebrate Paleontology Center at New Valley University. [The discovery] is clear evidence of the presence of giant carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs in the Eastern Desert of Egypt more than 70 million years ago.”

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