Scientists share discoveries about Australia's polar past and the dinosaurs that roamed
Palaeontologists are sharing new findings about Australia's prehistoric past, revealing that dinosaurs inhabited a polar environment 100 million years ago. Evidence from sites like Dinosaur Cove suggests a thriving ecosystem of predators and herbivores existed when the continent was still connected to Antarctica.
Why it matters
These discoveries reshape our understanding of dinosaur evolution and adaptation to extreme, dark, and cold environments during the Cretaceous period.
An artist s impression of a hungry Australovenator pursuing a pair of Leaellynasaura. ( Supplied: Museums Victoria )
The content is purely scientific and descriptive, focusing on archaeological findings.
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