Egyptian team discovers new kind of dinosaur – in pictures

  • A reconstruction of the newly discovered yet unnamed abelisaurid. Photo: Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
    A reconstruction of the newly discovered yet unnamed abelisaurid. Photo: Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • A team from the Egyptian Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre discovered the vertebrae of a new species of dinosaur in Egypt’s Western Desert. Photo: The American University in Cairo
    A team from the Egyptian Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre discovered the vertebrae of a new species of dinosaur in Egypt’s Western Desert. Photo: The American University in Cairo
  • The vertebrae were discovered in the Bahariya Oasis. Photo: The American University in Cairo
    The vertebrae were discovered in the Bahariya Oasis. Photo: The American University in Cairo
  • A reconstruction of the ecosystem of the Bahariya Oasis about 98 million years ago, showing the diversity of large predatory dinosaurs. The newly discovered abelisaurid is depicted on the right. Photo: Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
    A reconstruction of the ecosystem of the Bahariya Oasis about 98 million years ago, showing the diversity of large predatory dinosaurs. The newly discovered abelisaurid is depicted on the right. Photo: Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • Hesham Sallam, professor of vertebrate paleontology at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and founder of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre. Photo: AUC
    Hesham Sallam, professor of vertebrate paleontology at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and founder of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre. Photo: AUC
  • A picture of the recently discovered vertebra. Photo: The American University in Cairo
    A picture of the recently discovered vertebra. Photo: The American University in Cairo