Scientists Identify First Antarctic Dinosaur Bone from 1985 Specimen
Scientists identified a tail vertebra collected in 1985 on James Ross Island as a dinosaur fossil, according to a study reported by AP. The bone, which had been stored in the British Antarctic Survey archives, was described in the new research. ABC News confirmed the identification and noted the rarity of such Antarctic dinosaur finds.
CBS reported that the specimen represents the first dinosaur fossil discovered on the continent. CNN added that the vertebra belongs to a juvenile titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. KSL reiterated the discovery and its significance for Antarctic paleontology.
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Mike Thomson
Mark Evans
Paul Barrett
British Antarctic Survey
Natural History Museum
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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