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Did not know where exactly to put this post however as South America is the nearest country to Antarctica, it's here. I have been recently very interested in learning about dinosaurs from this area over most others and here's some info on the Antarctica. Imagine how it would be like to explore the coldest place on Earth and the challenges that one may face when trying to identify material from this location. A fully fleshed-out Cryolophosaurus is on display at the Natural History Museum LA. Photo by Charly Shelton. Antarctica was not always a frozen
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Flying Dinosaur (Avian) With 6.4 Meter Wingspan from Antarctica
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Birds with 21 foot wingspan found in Antarctica https://phys.org/news/2020-10-antarctica-yields-oldest-fossils-giant.html- 2 replies
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Can Antarctic meteorite explain the mystery of life's weird asymmetry
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Astonishingly old Antarctic space rock could explain mystery of life's weird asymmetry By Meghan Bartels, SpaceCom, August 21, 2020 https://www.space.com/pristine-antarctic-meteorite-amino-acid-chirality.html Pristine Space Rock Offers NASA Scientists Peek at Evolution of Life’s Building Blocks By Lonnie Shekhtman, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., August 21, 2020 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/pristine-space-rock-offers-nasa-scientists-peek-at-evolution-of-life-s-building-blocks The paper is: D-
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I mean the fossil is frozen, not the frog. 40 million year old frog fossil found on the Antarctic Peninsula shows Antarctica was warm enough for frogs at that time. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencenews.org/article/first-frog-fossil-antarctica-found-ancient-climate/amp
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'Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world' https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196516/traces-ancient-rainforest-antarctica-point-warmer/
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All this fossil needs is Buffalo sauce! https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/life/2020/03/15/fossil-of-43-million-year-old-penguin-skin-found-in-argentina.html
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McLoughlin, S., Bomfleur, B. and Thomas, M., 2016. The weird world of fossil worm cocoons. Deposits Magazine, 46, pp.399-406. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304285376_The_weird_world_of_fossil_worm_cocoons/link/5b83a324a6fdcc5f8b6a4506/download https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Mcloughlin http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1047133/FULLTEXT02 McLoughlin, S., Bomfleur, B., Mörs, T. and Reguero, M., 2016. Fossil clitellate annelid cocoons and their microbiological inclusions from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarcti
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Gelfo, J.N., Goin, F.J., Bauza, N., and Reguero, M., 2019. The fossil record of Antarctic land mammals: commented review and hypotheses for future research. Advances in Polar Science. 30(3): 251-273 doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2019.0021 (open access) http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190814000002 PDF: http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190814000002/full Gelfo, J.N., López, G.M. and Santillana, S.N., 2017. Eocene ungulate mammals from West Antarctica: implications from their fossil record and a new species. Antarctic Science, 29(5),
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Antarctic Dinosaurs in Los Angeles Natural History Museum
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LA Scientist Nathan Smith Went To Antarctica And Brought Back Dinosaurs https://laist.com/2019/04/02/these_scientists_went_to_antarctica_and_brought_back_dinosaurs_heres_how_to_see_them.php Yours, Paul H.-
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Only the second theropod described from Antarctica Imperobator antarcticus is a Dromaeosaurid and was found in 2003 and reported in 2007 in this paper 10.1.1.546.3890.pdf Blog http://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2019/04/imperobator-second-named-antarctic.html Paywalled Paper describing I. antarcticus (not really important since we have other publications and blogs) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667118300120
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Does anyone have a copy of the following paper: Ricardo C.Ely & Judd A.Case (2019) Phylogeny of a New Gigantic Paravian (Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Maniraptora) from the Upper Cretaceous of James Ross Island, Antarctica. Cretaceous Research (advance online publication)doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2019.04.003Â https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667118300120 Imperobator is quite notable as the first Gondwanan non-avialan paravian to be named from Antarctica.
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Microfossils Retrace Antarctica’s Glacial Past (Ross Sea)
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Retracing Antarctica’s Glacial Past LSU geologist uncovers new data to inform future sea level rise https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2018/09/25gg_bart_scireports.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180925140417.htm https://phys.org/news/2018-09-retracing-antarctica-glacial.html The open-access paper is: Bart, P.J., DeCesare, M., Rosenheim, B.E., Majewski, W. and McGlannan, A., 2018. A centuries-long delay between a paleo-ice-shelf collapse and grounding- line retreat in the Whales Deep Basin, eastern Ross Sea,- 1 reply
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The era of sabre-toothed cats and giant sharks and climate change
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What the era of sabre-toothed cats and giant sharks says about climate change by Simon Levey, Imperial College London, April 2019 https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190795/what-sabretoothed-cats-giant-sharks-says/ The meeting is: The Pliocene: The Last Time Earth had >400 ppm of Atmospheric CO2 Royal Meteorological Society Meeting https://www.rmets.org/event/pliocene-last-time-earth-had-400-ppm-atmospheric-co2 The video of the talks is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmdJJEuwTrg Other articles are: Last t-
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I googled earth and took these pics of the rock formations in Antarctica. I thought they were very interesting, great formations, but didn't see any fossils.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/fm-idc012319.php http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2019/01/31/antarctanax/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A DiscoverBlogs (Discover Blogs)
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Five fossil plant species, new for the continent, found in Antarctica
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When Did Fish Learn to Walk? Antarctica May Hold the Answer
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When Did Fish Learn to Walk? Antarctica May Hold the Answer Eric Niilen, Wired Science, November 21, 2018, https://www.wired.com/story/fish-learn-to-walk-antarctica-evolution-tetrapods/ PDF files about papers about tetrapod evolution can be found at: Edward B Daeschler https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Daeschler/research Adam C. Maloof https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/15584512_Adam_C_Maloof Yours, Paul H. -
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ancient-whales-were-not-filter-feeders-had-ferocious-teeth-slice-prey-768971 http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/05/whales-used-to-have-sharp-teeth-ancient-fossils-suggest.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180510150220.htm
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Fossils and Beach Volleyball on a Glacier - Antarctica
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Fossils and Beach Volleyball on a Glacier The Bates Club of Antarctica: Fossils and Beach Volleyball on a Glacier By Emily McConville, Bates University, April 20, 2018 http://www.bates.edu/news/2018/04/20/bates-club-of-antarctica-fossils-and-beach-volleyball-on-a-glacier/ Other posts in this series: https://www.bates.edu/news/2018/04/05/bates-club-of-antarctica-if-glaciers-could-talk-what-would-they-say/ https://www.bates.edu/news/2018/04/12/bates-club-of-antarctica-if-you-give-a-seal-a-camera/ Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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A new discovery in Antarctica, which shows some extraordinary capacity of polar trees http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/antarctica-fossil-forests-280-million-year-old-trees-erik-gulbranson-john-isbell-university-of-a8158441.html
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A plesiosaur found in Antarctica http://artdaily.com/news/101167/Scientists-discover-a-150-million-year-old-plesiosaur-in-Antarctica
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Geologists uncover Antarctica's fossil forests (Permian)
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Antarctica's 260-Million-Year Old Permian Epoch Forests Uncovered (VIDEO), The Daily Galaxy, November 09, 2017 http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/11/antarcticas-260-million-year-old-permian-epoch-forests-uncovered.html Geologists uncover Antarctica's fossil forests November 9, 2017 by Matthew Wamser https://phys.org/news/2017-11-geologists-uncover-antarctica-fossil-forests.html http://uwm.edu/news/uwm-geologists-uncover-antarcticas-fossil-forests/ Other papers about other Permian Forests Luthardt, L. and Rößler, R., 2017. Foss-
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Fossil Hunt Leads University of Chicago Professor to Antarctica
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Fossil Hunt Leads University of Chicago Professor to Antarctica Paul Caine, WTTW, Chicago, February 14, 2017 2:48 pm http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/14/fossil-hunt-leads-university-chicago-professor-antarctica Yours, Paul H.-
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Scientists discover the first Antarctic ground beetle PhysOrg, November 28, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-11-scientists-antarctic-ground-beetle.html Ancient Bug Discovered in the Heart of Antarctica George Dvorsky, Gizmo http://gizmodo.com/ancient-bug-discovered-in-the-heart-of-antarctica-1789462820 Rare Antarctic beetle find delights BBC News, Science & Environment, November 29, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38145258 the paper is: Ashworth, A. C., and T. L. Erwin,
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