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Patrick Pester

Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species

Artist reconstruction of Tameryraptor markgrafi.

Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II.

The newly named species, Tameryraptor markgrafi, or "thief from the beloved land," roamed Egypt 95 million years ago, and at 33 feet (10 meters) long, it is one of largest known land carnivores to ever roam the planet.

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