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40 years after the first dinosaur fossil from Antarctica was identified
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40 years after the first dinosaur fossil from Antarctica was identified

A fossil discovered in 1985 on James Ross Island has been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever found on Antarctica. The fossil was stored in the geological collection of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge for decades before being rediscovered by Dr. Mark Evans, who recognized its unique features resembling those of a titanosaur. Experts confirmed it belongs to a titanosaur, a group of large herbivorous dinosaurs. This discovery provides insight into how these creatures lived in Antarctica during the Late Cretaceous period, around 82 million years ago, when the continent was covered in dense forests.

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40 years after the first dinosaur fossil from Antarctica was identified

A fossil discovered in 1985 on James Ross Island has been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever found on Antarctica. The fossil was stored in the geological collection of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge for decades before being rediscovered by Dr. Mark Evans, who recognized its unique features resembling those of a titanosaur. Experts confirmed it belongs to a titanosaur, a group of large herbivorous dinosaurs. This discovery provides insight into how these creatures lived in Antarctica during the Late Cretaceous period, around 82 million years ago, when the continent was covered in dense forests.

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