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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Suha Kidwai

First dinosaur bone from Antarctica was unnoticed for 40 years

A fossil which was left in archives for 40 years has now been confirmed as the first-ever dinosaur bone to be found in Antarctica.

Originally unearthed on James Ross Island during a 1985 British Antarctic Survey expedition, the fossil was initially misidentified as a prehistoric reptile and quietly stored away in the organisation’s massive geology collection.

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