This Fossil Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. Now It’s Changing What We Know About Dinosaurs in Antarctica

A fossil that spent forty years gathering dust in a museum drawer has finally revealed its true identity—and it's changing what scientists know about dinosaurs in Antarctica. Researchers recently took a fresh look at the long-misclassified specimen and realized what they were actually holding. According to Gizmodo, the discovery is reshaping our understanding of which dinosaurs roamed the frozen continent.

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