Comments on an unusual type of dinosaur from the Jurassic period which was discovered in Antarctica. The headcrest of this dinosaur; Work of William R. Hammer and his colleagues; Report of the discoveries at a meeting of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology in Albuquerque, New Mexico; More....
The first dinosaur fossils ever to be discovered in Antarctica were found in 1986 on James Ross Island. These were fossils of theAntarctopelta,a classicankylosaur, or armored dinosaur, with a small head and squat, low-slung body covered by tough, knobby scutes. It is thought that the armor...
Dinosaurs have been found in every continent, but the world didn't look like this in the Mesozoic Era! Dinosaur remains have been found on every continent. They’ve even been found in Antarctica, where scientists have found fossils of both plant-eating and meat-eating dinosaurs. This doesn’...
Only a handful of dinosaurs have been discovered in Antarctica, not because this was an inhospitable place to live during the Mesozoic Era (it was actually rather mild and temperate) but because conditions today make excavation so difficult. What makes Glacialisaurus important is that it's the f...
(Thanks, plate tectonics!) Dinosaurs continued to live on every continent; there are even fossils buried under the ice in Antarctica. Dinosaur Appearance: Skin and Bones Chinese scientists excavate a dinosaur fossil discovered at a site on the shore of the Jialing River near southwestern ...
Dinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Dinosaurs lived in this polar region. How were the polar dinosaurs discovered? What do we now know...
Mostfossilsonly preserve hard body parts, such as bones and teeth. However, recentlyfossilsdiscovered inChina, appear to have show feathers. Scientists do not yet know for sure, which dinosaurspecieshad feathers. Some scientists have suggested that it is possible that many different species may hav...
Dinosaurs which are long and 2 meters tall. Dinosaurs which have been found in other parts of the world are as long as 30 meters, however. So this dinosaur bones (骨头) have excited 5. researchers is very small. On the other side of Antarctica, some scientists discovered dinosaur bones 6...
Dinosaurs which have been found in other parts of the world are as long as 30 meters, however. So this dinosaur 5.___ bones (骨头) have excited researchers is very small. On the other side of Antarctica, some scientists discovered dinosaur bones 6.___ accident. The second dinosaur was...
In the uniquely well-preserved 'petrified mummy' in the Senckenberg Museum, in 1921 Prof. Kräusel discovered this animal's last meal. It consisted of needles of a common tree of the Cretaceous period, numerous small seeds and fruits, as well as the remains of twigs from conifers and ...