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From the Ted Talk by Nizar Ibrahim: How we unearthed the Spinosaurus

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These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're baizzrre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them.

These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book. I was about five years old at the time, and I dideecd there and then that I would become a paleontologist. Paleontology allowed me to cnbmoie my love for animals with my desire to travel to far-flung corners of the world.

And now, a few yaers later, I've led several expeditions to the ultimate far-flung crneor on this planet, the Sahara. I've worked in the sharaa because I've been on a quest to uncover new remains of a bizarre, gniat predatory dinosaur called Spinosaurus.

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These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're ________, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them.

These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book. I was about five years old at the time, and I _______ there and then that I would become a paleontologist. Paleontology allowed me to _______ my love for animals with my desire to travel to far-flung corners of the world.

And now, a few _____ later, I've led several expeditions to the ultimate far-flung ______ on this planet, the Sahara. I've worked in the ______ because I've been on a quest to uncover new remains of a bizarre, _____ predatory dinosaur called Spinosaurus.

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  3. decided
  4. years
  5. corner
  6. combine
  7. giant

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These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them.

These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book. I was about five years old at the time, and I decided there and then that I would become a paleontologist. Paleontology allowed me to combine my love for animals with my desire to travel to far-flung corners of the world.

And now, a few years later, I've led several expeditions to the ultimate far-flung corner on this planet, the Sahara. I've worked in the Sahara because I've been on a quest to uncover new remains of a bizarre, giant predatory dinosaur called Spinosaurus.

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