Nalut Dinosaur Museum

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Nalut Dinosaur Museum
Nalut Dinosaur Museum
Location Nalut, Libya
Coordinates 31°51′53″N10°58′57″E / 31.864842°N 10.982509°E / 31.864842; 10.982509
Type paleontological museum

The Nalut Dinosaur Museum is a paleontological museum located in Nalut, Libya. [1] The fossils, which date from the Cretaceous period, [1] [2] were discovered by a joint expedition of Libyan geologists and American paleontologists. [1] [3] The collection is housed in a wing of the Red Crescent building in Nalut. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nalut Dinosaur Museum". Temehu Tourism Services.
  2. ↑ Smith, Joshua B.; Lamanna, Matthew C.; Askar, Achmed S.; Bergig, Khalid A.; Tshakreen, Sefau O.; Abugares, Miloud M.; Rasmussen, D. Tab (2010). "A LARGE ABELISAUROID THEROPOD DINOSAUR FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS OF LIBYA" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 84 (5). The Paleontological Society: 927–934. doi:10.1666/09-152.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Thus, although Cretaceous terrestrial sediments are common in Libya, dinosaurs from the nation remain virtually unknown.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Tony (December 7, 2005). "WUSTL researchers make discoveries in first collaboration with Libyan scientists: Goldmine of fossils found". Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2012.


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