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🔬 Science
June 29, 2026 at 08:40 PM
A Fossil From Antarctica Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. It Turned Out to Be the First Dinosaur Bone Ever Found on the Continent
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A dinosaur tail vertebra, forgotten for 40 years, was identified as the first dinosaur bone found in Antarctica, aiding understanding of ancient dinosaur migration.
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