Tag Archives: Moroccan

‘Last African dinosaur’ discovered in Moroccan mine

One of the last dinosaurs living in Africa before their extinction 66 million years ago has been discovered in a phosphate mine in northern Morocco. A study of the fossil suggests that following the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana in … Continue reading

Posted in Paleontology | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Essential collectibles #7: Moroccan mosasaur teeth

Mosasaurs were large lizards, for a long time assumed to be most related to the modern monitor lizards such as the Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis. Certainly they had a lizard-like shape, except that their legs were modified into flippers for … Continue reading

Posted in Geology | Tagged | Leave a comment

Soccer: Moroccan team reconsiders quitting over racism

IMG class=hide alt=”Soccer: Moroccan team reconsiders quitting over racism” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-735fc47a597a47a096cace7e1bae1089.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 14 – A soccer team of Moroccan immigrants said Friday it has reconsidered quitting the minor Uisp league in the eastern city of Forli after enduring … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Young Moroccan engineer made Italian citizen

(ANSA) – Turin, December 6 – A Moroccan man who sold tissues and lighters to pay his way through college was made an Italian citizen Friday in accordance with a presidential decree. “This is a dream,” said Rachid Khadiri, 26, … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment