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Dinosaur bones shimmering with opal reveal a new species

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

04 Jun, 2019

A hunt for precious gemstones revealed the first fossil evidence of a dinosaur herd, including a previously undiscovered dinosaur species, in Australia. The new dinosaur fossil was found in an opal mine and has turned into the gem itself, making it the most complete opalized dinosaur skeleton in the world, according to a new study...

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