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France Acquires 167-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton for Paris Natural History Museum

France has reached an agreement with the owners to acquire the only known specimen of the carnivorous dinosaur Dubreuillosaurus valesdunensis. The 167-million-year-old skeleton will join the National Museum of Natural History in Paris instead of going to auction.

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