Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe fossil was immediately recognised by Dr Mark Evans as a dinosaur vertebra ((Paul Barrett/Natural History Museum))A fossil unearthed in Antarctica in 1985 has been confirmed as the first-ever dinosaur bone discovered on the continent. The fossil, a tail vertebra, belongs to a Titanosaur, a group of colossal, long-necked sauropods. Initially misidentified as a prehistoric reptile, the bone was stored for 40 years before modern analysis by Dr Mark Evans and Professor Paul Barrett confirmed its true nature. An analysis of the find has been published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.This Titanosaur is estimated to have roamed the region 82 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period, when Antartica was covered in lush forests. The discovery marks a significant milestone for palaeontology in Antarctica, a region where extreme conditions make fieldwork challenging.In fullFirst dinosaur bone from Antarctica was unnoticed for 40 yearsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Descoperirea oferă noi indicii despre fauna care trăia în Antarctica în urmă cu aproximativ 82 de milioane de ani.

Un fósil que permaneció 40 años en un cajón del British Antarctic Survey, identificado como el primer hueso de un dinosaurio en la Antártida.

Se trata de un fósil de una vértebra de la cola de un titanosaurio.

Se trata de una parte de la cola de un titanosaurio, un grupo que incluía a los dinosarios más grandes que han existido en la Tierra

fossil that remained unnoticed in a museum drawer for nearly four decades has been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica, offering scientists new…

Het bot werd in 1985 al opgegraven en daarmee is het het eerste dinosaurusbot dat ooit in Antarctica is gevonden.

Una vertebra scoperta da scienziati britannici nel 1985 è stata identificata come il primo fossile di dinosauro rinvenuto in Antartide. La scoperta offre nuove indicazioni…

A vertebra discovered by British scientists in 1985 has been identified as the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica, shedding new light on how these animals spread across the…

A vertebra discovered by British scientists in 1985 has been identified as the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica, shedding new light on how these animals spread across the…

For years, it sat unnoticed among thousands of geological specimens, catalogued and stored without attracting much attention. The fossil had been collected during an expedition to…

For 40 years it has been lying forgotten in a drawer - but a rediscovered fossil has turned out to be the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica.

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 British Antarctic Survey has uncovered a tail vertebra belonging to a Titanosaur

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Vor 40 Jahren fanden Wissenschaftler in der Antarktis ein unscheinbares Fossil. Jahrzehntelang lag es unbeachtet in einer Schublade. Erst jetzt wurde der Knochen genauer…

Un fragmento óseo recolectado en una expedición científica en 1985 fue identificado recién ahora como un fósil de dinosaurio. El hallazgo aporta una pieza clave para reconstruir…

Los paleontólogos lograron identificar el espécimen, descubierto en 1985, como un hueso de la cola de un titanosaurio.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.

The priceless titanosaur fossil was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica, but was tucked away for decades before being found recently.

La pieza, una vértebra caudal de titanosaurio localizada en la isla James Ross, estuvo archivada desde 1985 en el British Antarctic Survey y fue verificada tras una revisión en…