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EXPLAINED: Africa s oldest known dinosaur has been named and discovered in zimbabwe | Rare Historical Photos

Palaeontologists in Zimbabwe have unearthed remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur believed to have roamed across Africa some 230 million years ago. 

An international team of palaeontologists led by Virginia Tech uncovered the fossil of the long-necked sauropodomorph over the course of two digs in 2017 and 2019.

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