A fossil stored for 40 years in a British Antarctic Survey drawer has been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica, unearthed in 1985.
The specimen was unearthed in 1985
Jun 29, 2026
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What's the storyA fossil that lay unnoticed for four decades has been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica.
The specimen, a tailbone from a Titanosaur, was unearthed in 1985 but remained unidentified and stored away at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge.
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