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The first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica was an ankylosaur. Cryolophosaurus was the first carnivorous dinosaur discovered on that continent, and its remains may have been identified before those of Antarctopelta.
i remember it was cryolophasaurus
The first dinosaur to be discovered in Antarctica was the Antarctopelta oliveroi, an ankylosaurian dinosaur. However, it was the second one to be named. The first dinosaur to be named was the Cryolophosaurus ellioti, a species of theropod dinosaur that had a crest.
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Why might fossils of warm-weather animals be found in Antarctica?
It is said that Antarctica was once a warm continent, Therefore it once held warm weather animals, But the climate started to change and it became cold, Therefore the fossils of warm blooded animals can be found in Antarctica. +++ The world's climate was warmer and Antarctica was part of a much larger continent lying further North.
How are fossils used to show changes in Antarctica?
plant fossils (glossopteris) were found there.
What type of fossil would be least likey found in antarctica?
Fossils of tropical plants and animals would be least likely found in Antarctica, as the continent's climate and environment are not conducive to supporting such organisms.
Are there any animals that are only found in antarctica?
There are no animals found in Antarctica.
What prehistoric horse fossils can be found in Australia and Antarctica?
No prehistoric horse fossils have been found in either Australia or Antarctica. The horse had not occupied the Australian continent prior to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, and they have never existed, to our knowledge, in Antarctica.
Why have so few dinosaur found in Antarctica?
So few dinosaur fossils have been found in Antarctica because the entire continent is covered in ice, making it hard to dig and/or search for large fossils.
Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent except?
Dinosaurs have been found on all 7 continents, even Antarctica.
Why have so few dinosaur been found in Antarctica?
So few dinosaur fossils have been found in Antarctica because the entire continent is covered in ice, making it hard to dig and/or search for large fossils.
What kind of animals can be found in limestones?
fossils
What fossil is preserved in ice and snow?
In theory, any kind of fossil can be preserved in ice, but among prehistoric animals, the most commonly found preserved in ice are mammoths and mastodons. We know exactly what a woolly mammoth looked like because entire specimens, hair and all, have been found frozen (the details of hair or skin most dinosaurs are depicted with is basically guesswork).
Where was the cycloptersaurous found in antarctica?
The Cycloptersaurous was first found in Antarctica back in 1967 but this wasn't the first dinosaur fossil found in the region. That distinction belongs to the Ankylosaur. Cycloptersaurous fossils were found throughout the continent.
Name the other fossil animals that have been found in Antarctica?
dinosaurs
