New dinosaur species found in Egypt

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur -- a school bus-sized, long-necked plant-eater with bony plates embedded in its skin -- in the Sahara desert of Egypt.

The fossilised remains of the new species, named Mansourasaurus Shahinae, were unearthed by an expedition undertaken by an initiative of the the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology (MUVP) in Egypt.

The findings, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, reveal ancient links between Africa and Europe.