Polish scientists discover remains of prehistoric animals

Polish paleontologists have made a significant discovery in the southern part of the country, finding the remains of more than 1,000 specimens of extinct animals that date back 240 million years.

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PAP/Albert Zawada

Among the discoveries are the bones of a reptile that was previously unknown to science.

In 𝐌𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲, near Tarnowskie Góry (Upper Silesia), researchers came across layers containing an unusually large number of 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟒𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

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Radio Poland's Marcin Matuszewski has the details.

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