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‘Karoo firewalkers’: Dinosaurs braved South Africa’s land of lava

Published 4y ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 183 million years ago during the early part of the Jurassic Period, enormous amounts of lava flowed across the landscape in what is now South Africa, transforming the environment into a land of fire. But fossil footprints described... More »

Fossil footprints reveal existence of big early dinosaur predator

Published 7y ago

A trail of fossilized three-toed footprints that measure nearly two feet (57 cm) long shows that a huge meat-eating dinosaur stalked southern Africa 200 million years ago at a time when most carnivorous dinosaurs were modest-sized beasts. More »

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