First Dinosaur Bone Found in Antarctica Was Sitting Unrecognized in a Museum Drawer for 40 Years

The Telegraph—Scientists announced that the first known dinosaur bone recovered from Antarctica had been sitting unrecognized in a museum storage drawer since its collection in 1985. The fossil was re-examined and identified as belonging to a dinosaur species that researchers have not yet pinned down. The discovery reframes what is known about prehistoric life at the poles and highlights how museum collections can yield major finds decades after specimens were gathered. Antarctica has rarely yielded dinosaur fossils due to the difficulty of fieldwork on the continent.

• The Telegraph — Fossil sat ignored and unrecognized for 40 years before its significance was realized
• New York Post — World — Antarctica’s first-ever dinosaur bone discovered collecting dust in drawer for over 40 years
• ABC News — Technology — Scientists have not yet identified which species the bone belongs to
• ABC Australia — Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil found in drawer after 40 years
• NDTV — Bone had been in a museum drawer since its original 1985 collection from the continent
• Google News Top — A rare Antarctic dinosaur fossil is found forgotten in a museum storage drawer after four decades
• HuffPost — US News — Rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica discovered tucked in museum storage drawer
• CBS News — Fossil found in a museum drawer turns out to be the first dinosaur bone from Antarctica