🇪🇬 Egypt

Aegyptosaurus

143 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 2 occ.

Carcharodontosaurus

143 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 2 occ.

Spinosaurus

126 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 2 occ.

Anhanguera

137 Ma

Pterosaurs Valid 1 occ.

Globidens

90 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Platecarpus

101 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy

discovery Egypt Homo sapiens

A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad used during embalming. The papyrus was identified as part of the famous "Catalogue of Ships," one of the best-known sections of the ancient epic. Researchers say it is the first archaeological evidence of a Greek literary text being intentionally incorporated into the mummification process, adding a fascinating new chapter to the history of both literature and ancie

15/07/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Only 2.5 meters: here is the miniature whale discovered in the heart of the Egyptian desert

discovery Egypt Eocene fossil mammals

2.5 meters, 187 kilos: here is the smallest whale ever identified. 41 million years old, this tiny fossil resurfaced in the middle of the Egyptian desert. It says a lot about this period during which the ancestors of cetaceans left the land for the ocean. 

27/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Fish Fossils from Early Paleocene Fill 10-Million-Year Gap after Dinosaur Extinction

Dinosauria Egypt extinction fossil Paleocene

Paleontologists have described an assemblage of marine fish fossils from the 62.2-million-year-old site of Qreiya 3 in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, providing a window into this transition. The post Fish Fossils from Early Paleocene Fill 10-Million-Year Gap after Dinosaur Extinction appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

05/06/2026 sci-news

Hidden voids found in Menkaure pyramid hint at secret entrance

Egypt

A fresh mystery is unfolding inside Egypt’s pyramids. Researchers have discovered two hidden air-filled voids lurking behind the smooth eastern face of the Menkaure pyramid—an area long suspected to conceal something unusual. Using advanced, non-invasive techniques like radar and ultrasound, the team pinpointed these cavities with surprising precision, lending strong support to the idea that a secret entrance may exist.

23/04/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Scientists say we’ve been looking in the wrong place for human origins

Egypt evolution fossil human origin

A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17 to 18 million years ago and may sit very close to the ancestor of all modern apes. This finding challenges the long-standing focus on East Africa. Instead, it points to northern Africa and nearby regions as a possible birthplace of apes.

28/03/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

Spinosaurus: Beast of the Week

Cretaceous Dinosauria Egypt Late Cretaceous Morocco +2

Make way (lots of room...back up more...keep going...keep going...backbackbackback) for the mighty Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus! Spinosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, and Niger during the late Cretaceous Period, about 97-95 million years ago.  It was a massive animal, the biggest known individuals possibly measuring 49 feet (about 15m) long from snout to tail as an adult, making it the longest meat-eating dinosaur known to science.  The gen

22/02/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Ancient long snouted croc from Egypt rewrites evolution

discovery Egypt evolution fossil hunting +2

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced traits that mark a key evolutionary transition. Rare specimens of different ages reveal how these ancient predators developed. The find reinforces Africa as the center of early dyrosaurid evolution.

01/12/2025 sciencedaily

Bahariasaurus

Bahariasaurus Dinosauria Egypt

Egypt formation Oligocene

Egypt formation holotype

cast Egypt formation

Xiaosaurus

Cretaceous Egypt Penelopognathus