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พบฟอสซิลกระดูก – Martin Pickford (L), a prominent member of the Uganda Paleontological Expedition, and his colleagues display the discovered bone fossil in Napak, northern Uganda on July 25, 2023. (Uganda National Museum/Handout via Xinhua)

ภาพประกอบ – The official said the discovery could inform the formation of new policies in line with environmental protection and is likely to lead to an increase in the number of tourists visiting the East African country. Ugandan scientists have found a femur bone fossil of a giant animal, the hippo-sized anthracothere, believed to date back at least 19-20 million years. /Wikipedia/

พบฟอสซิลกระดูก – The bone fossil was found in Uganda’s northern district of Napak seven days ago, according to Sarah Musalizi, the principal conservator of museums and monuments at the Ugandan Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, who spoke to Xinhua. She said the scientists identified the type of the animal on the basis of the published research on anthracothere. “Research shows that this animal lived in an aquatic-like environment. It was hippo-like, but taller and longer in size.” (Uganda National Museum/Handout via Xinhua)