Forest home of 'polar dinosaurs' 120 million years ago in southern Australia recreated in detail for the first time

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May 8, 2025, 10:16 am66 ptsTrending
Roughly 140 million to 100 million years ago, the piece of land that is modern day Australia was located much further south on Earth. In fact, what is now Victoria was once within the polar circle, up to 80 degrees south of the equator and shrouded in darkness for months at a time.

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Forest home of 'polar dinosaurs' 120 million years ago in southern Australia recreated in detail for the first time

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