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The First Swimming Dinosaur

Why the Sahara Desert Was Once Home to Aquatic Dinosaurs

Picture this: you’re standing in the blazing heat of the Sahara Desert, sand stretching endlessly in every direction. It’s hard to believe that roughly one hundred million years ago, this same spot was teeming with enormous crocodiles, massive fish, and most surprisingly, aquatic dinosaurs. But that’s exactly what scientists have discovered buried beneath all that ...