The Tenere desert of Niger is one of the emptiest places on Earth and one of the richest fossil grounds: Gadoufaoua has yielded whole herds of dinosaurs including the huge crocodilian Sarcosuchus, the “SuperCroc,” and Gobero, found nearby, is the largest Stone Age graveyard known in the Sahara, from a time when this sand was lakeshore. Fossil export is regulated and heavily abused; buy nothing without provenance. <b>Severe travel advisories.</b>
Fossils, meteorites
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