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Scientists unearth 220 million-year-old dinosaur fossils in Argentina

The fossilised dinosaur remains discovered in western Argentina are believed to be 220 million years old. [AFP]

A site containing the 220-million-year-old fossilised remains of nearly a dozen dinosaurs has been discovered in western Argentina, researchers said Wednesday.

"There are almost ten different individuals, it's a mass of bones, there's practically no sediment," said Argentinian paleontologist Ricardo Martinez.

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