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Antarctica dinosaur fossil rediscovered after decades in storage drawer

Antarctica dinosaur fossil rediscovered after decades in storage drawer

Paleontologists have identified a fossil discovered in 1985 as a tail vertebra from a titanosaur, marking the first dinosaur bone recovered from Antarctica. The specimen had been stored in a collection for nearly four decades before its true significance was realized.

Science ·30 Jun 2026, 19:33 ·Niko Vale 4 min read