Did dinosaurs swim to Africa?

Between 245 and 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land. Some groups of dinosaurs evolved to be able to fly but, until now, experts thought that they never truly took to the water – apart from having a bit of a paddle. However, dinosaur bones that were discovered in Africa have now challenged this theory. The bones came from a group of dinosaurs called hadrosaurids. Scientists describe hadrosaurids as “duck-billed” because their snouts were shaped a bit like ducks’ bills (or beaks). They first appeared in North America during a period known as the late Cretaceous – between 100 million and 66 million years ago. They eventually spread into Europe and Asia, which were connected to North America at that time. However, scientists were very puzzled by the bones…

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