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Marine Fossils From AntarticaMarine fossils (mostly invertebrates) have been known from Antarctica since they were first discovered by the Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskjöld on Seymour Island in 1902-1903.
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New Dinosaur Finds in Antarctica Paint Fuller Picture of Past EcosystemA team of Argentinean and U.S. scientists has found fossils of a duck-billed dinosaur, along with remains of Antarctica's most ancient bird and an array of giant marine reptiles, on Vega Island off the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Fossils From Mesozoic Era AntarticaAntarctica is an icy continent that is now at the south pole of the Earth. It was not always located there and was not always so cold and desolate. Continental drift has moved this continent (and the others) around the globe. The Antarctic was at the Earth's equator during the Cambrian period, roughly 500 million years ago.
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Two New Dinosaurs Discovered in AntarcticaWorking in some of the planet's harshest conditions, fossil hunters have found two completely new species of dinosaur in Antarctica. This increases to eight the number of dinosaur species found on the perpetually frozen southern landmass.
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Primitive Dinosaur Found in Antarctic MountainsPaleontologists working high in a remote range of Antarctic mountains have found a new species of primitive dinosaur dating back to nearly 200 million years ago -- a time when one of the coldest parts of the world was a temperate forest.
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Dinosaurs in Antarctica
Paleontologists Pete Makovicky and Nate Smith share details about their upcoming expedition to Antarctica over the 2010-11 holiday season. This is the first in a series of video reports documenting the team's daily life and field work during their fossil-hunting expedition.
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