Scientists have uncovered evidence of a lost world buried beneath Egypt’s desert for more than 70 million years.
Researchers recovered 14 fossilized teeth that belonged to five now-extinct shark species, including one that may never before have been found in Africa.
The discovery brings the number of shark species identified in the area to at least seven.
The remains reveal that one of the driest places on Earth was once submerged beneath a warm tropical sea teeming with life.
The discovery was made on Egypt’s Abu-Tartur Plateau, a remote stretch of the Western Desert rich in phosphate deposits.
The teeth varied dramatically in shape: some
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