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Baggage cart being pushed by members of an expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews during one of his several journeys to the Gobi desert between 1922 and 1930. Andrews is best known as the discoverer of fossil dinosaur eggs in Mongolia.

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Paleontologists Discover Footprints of Large Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs in Gobi Desert • Feb. 1, 2025, 3:09 AM ET (Sci.News)

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Mongolia: Gobi Altai Mountains

Gobi Desert: yurt

Gobi Desert: tire tracks

Mongolia: Gobi Desert

Baggage cart being pushed by members of an expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews during one of his several journeys to the Gobi desert between 1922 and 1930. Andrews is best known as the discoverer of fossil dinosaur eggs in Mongolia.

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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa

How Do Deserts Form?

Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa

How Do Deserts Form?