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It's a journey that wouldn't have been possible without help of many people in Morocco, not least Professor Driss Ouarhache.
His knowledge of the region's geology helped to track down the bones to the mudstone slopes of the Middle Atlas, revealing a dinosaur hotspot in the process. (2/4)
His knowledge of the region's geology helped to track down the bones to the mudstone slopes of the Middle Atlas, revealing a dinosaur hotspot in the process. (2/4)
August 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's a journey that wouldn't have been possible without help of many people in Morocco, not least Professor Driss Ouarhache.
His knowledge of the region's geology helped to track down the bones to the mudstone slopes of the Middle Atlas, revealing a dinosaur hotspot in the process. (2/4)
His knowledge of the region's geology helped to track down the bones to the mudstone slopes of the Middle Atlas, revealing a dinosaur hotspot in the process. (2/4)
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It also highlights the incredible significance of Moroccan palaeontology. A very sad part of this story is that Spicomellus fossils - very likely parts of exactly the same skeleton that we describe - are for sale having been illegally poached & smuggled. I hope these find their way back to Morocco.
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It also highlights the incredible significance of Moroccan palaeontology. A very sad part of this story is that Spicomellus fossils - very likely parts of exactly the same skeleton that we describe - are for sale having been illegally poached & smuggled. I hope these find their way back to Morocco.
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Sorry for self promotion. But @tweetisaurus.bsky.social & me just published an article that might be of interest 🙂 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
New frontiers in dinosaur exploration | Biology Letters
Two hundred years after the naming of the first dinosaur, taxonomic studies remain
an important component of dinosaur research. Around 50 new dinosaurs are named each
year and are discovered from acro...
royalsocietypublishing.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Sorry for self promotion. But @tweetisaurus.bsky.social & me just published an article that might be of interest 🙂 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...