Rare Dinosaur Fossil Found In Museum Drawer Decades After 1985 Discovery

A rare titanosaur tail bone, tucked in a drawer since 1985, has revealed dinosaurs once roamed Antarctica when it was lush and forested.

Rare Antarctic dinosaur fossil lay ignored in a drawer for 40 years

By Tom McArdle

Rare Antarctica dinosaur fossil found in drawer

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a tyrannosaur . Scientists haven't yet identified the species it belongs to. It was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica's James Ross Island and collected by geologist Mike Thomson. Working with the British Antarctic Survey, Thomson was mapping the area's rock layers and collected mari

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