A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer
A fossil stored in a museum drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica.
📍 The outcome
A dinosaur bone found in a museum drawer was confirmed as the first evidence of dinosaurs in Antarctica. The 83-million-year-old fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever.
This discovery rewrote the timeline of the first dinosaur discovery on the continent.
Epilogue added 87d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Where was the fossil originally found?
The bone was picked up on the Antarctic Peninsula.
How long was the fossil stored before its identification?
The fossil was kept in a drawer for 40 years.
Where was the fossil stored?
It was stored in a museum drawer in Cambridge.
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A fossil recovered from the Antarctic Peninsula in 1985 has been identified as the first evidence of dinosaurs on the continent. The specimen had remained stored in a museum drawer in Cambridge for 40 years before its significance was recognized.
Coverage from BBC News, CBS News, and Space Daily emphasizes the long period of neglect before the bone's confirmation last week. ScienceAlert and Newser further highlight that the find provides the first proof of a giant dinosaur in a region where they were not expected.
Further reporting may focus on the specific characteristics of the dinosaur and the nature of the museum's storage processes.
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