First ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica identified as a titanosaur - Natural History Museum
Researchers have identified a fossil fragment found in Antarctica in 1985 as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered on the continent. The bone belongs to a titanosaur, confirming that large sauropods inhabited the region's forested ecosystems 70 million years ago.
Why it matters
This discovery fundamentally changes our understanding of Antarctic paleontology and the historical distribution of large land animals.
More than 70 million years ago, large dinosaurs roamed the forests of what is now Antarctica. © Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The article is a straightforward scientific report based on museum findings without political or social agenda.
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