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1st dinosaur Fossil found in Antarctica

This Fossil Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. Now It’s Changing What We Know About Dinosaurs in Antarctica

A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica was tucked away for decades before finally being identified as part of a large titanosaur that once roamed Earth’s southernmost continent. The fossil was first discovered in 1985 during an expedition to the James Ross Island on the southeastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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A fossil from Antarctica sat in a drawer for 40 years. It turned out to be the first dinosaur bone ever found on the continent

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First ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica identified as a titanosaur

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Two Scientists Found a Bone in Antarctica in 1985. It Took 41 Years to Realize What They'd Actually Discovered

A fossil that has been sitting in a drawer for 40 years has turned out to be the first piece of dinosaur ever retrieved from ...

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Scientists discover giant fan-shaped structure beneath Antarctica's ice sheet: The hidden structure rewriting Earth's ancient history

Scientists have unearthed a colossal, fan-shaped geological formation hidden beneath East Antarctica's ice. This massive ...

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First ever dinosaur found in Antarctica described for science

The first dinosaur fossil found on the Antarctic continent has been described scientifically. The fossil, a vertebra, was ...

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Here's why the South Pole froze over before the North Pole

By Will Dunham July 2 (Reuters) - While it once was temperate and lush, Earth's southernmost continent Antarctica froze over ...

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