81-mil.-yr-old teeth of large dinosaur found in Nagasaki

81-mil.-yr-old teeth of large dinosaur found in Nagasaki

Photo shows two fossilized teeth of what could be the largest carnivorous dinosaur that existed in Japan, found in a layer of earth some 81 million years old in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Nagasaki city and a Fukui prefectural museum made an announcement on July 14, 2015, of the teeth's discovery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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