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.
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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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Quick answers
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.
Coverage (9)
- A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer KSL News · 20h ago
- First ever dinosaur bone found in Antarctica was lost for years WKRC · 20h ago
- Fossil kept in drawer for decades turns out to be first ever Antarctica dinosaur bone CNN · 20h ago
- Scientists Just Opened a Long-Ignored Drawer to Find the First Proof of a Giant That Shouldn’t Have Been in Antarctica The Mary Sue · 22h ago
- Forgotten Fossil Revealed as Antarctica's First Dinosaur Bone Newser · 22h ago
- Fossil Kept in a Drawer For 40 Years Turns Out to Be Antarctica's First Evidence of Dinosaurs ScienceAlert · 22h ago
- The first dinosaur bone ever discovered on the continent of Antarctica was confirmed last week, forty years after it was picked up on the Antarctic Peninsula in 1985 and stored in a museum drawer in Cambridge Space Daily · 1d ago
- Fossil found tucked away in a drawer turns out to be first dinosaur bone from Antarctica CBS News · 1d ago
- First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer BBC News · 2d ago broke it first
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