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109 million year-old dinosaur footprints discovered in Iran

  1. Politics
August 17, 2009 - 0:0

TEHRAN – A 109 million year-old rock containing 15 fossilized footprints of dinosaurs has been discovered in a village near Zarand, Kerman province of Iran.

Experts say the unique collection of footprints may belong to a mother dinosaur and her young, Mehr News Agency reported.
The northern parts of Kerman province are replete with fossil sites and have the potential to become a great destination for paleontologists.

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