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Pandora Dewan

UNCOVERED: Ancient shark graveyard uncovered in egyptian desert - The Untold Story

A split image showing a selection of the shark tooth fossils and the location in the Egyptian desert where they were found.

Scientists have uncovered an ancient shark "graveyard" in the middle of the Egyptian desert.

Fossilized teeth from seven shark species dating back millions of years were discovered in the Abu-Tartur Plateau ‪—‬ located in Egypt's Western Desert ‪—‬ between 2020 and 2022, offering new insight into the desert's watery past. The researchers detailed their discovery in a study published Aug. 18 in the journal Cretaceous Research

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