New species of dinosaur discovered

The partial skeleton of a massive sauropod – unearthed at an Egyptian site that its discoverers call “dinosaur heaven” – is one of the largest dinosaurs ever found. Paralititan stromeri, which dates from the Late Cretaceous period, measured up to 30.5 metres long and weighed some 68-90 tonnes

Humerus: 1.69m in length

Bahariya Oasis: Paralititan stromeri lived in mangrove swamps between 146-65m years ago

Cairo
EGYPT
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Luxor
100km
75 miles
River Nile

Sources: Science, University of Pennsylvania
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