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Light shed on South Pole dog-sized dinosaurs

By T.K. Randall
August 6, 2011 · Comment icon 8 comments

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Small dinosaurs that lived near the south pole were able to survive through months of darkness.
Scientists attempting to unravel their secrets were surprised to find that these dog-sized dinosaurs were physiologically similar to dinosaurs that lived everywhere else. "If we were trying to find evidence of dinosaurs doing something much different physiologically, we would expect it to be found in dinosaurs from an extreme environment such as the South Pole," says Holly Woodward, a graduate student at Montana State University.
Dog-sized dinosaurs that lived near the South Pole, sometimes in the dark for months at a time, had bone tissue very similar to dinosaurs that lived everywhere on the planet, according to a doctoral candidate at Montana State University.


Source: Science Daily | Comments (8)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by DigitalDreamer 13 years ago
Hmmm....Jurassic Park 4 can use this im sure
Comment icon #2 Posted by marcos anthony toledo 13 years ago
I wonder if they had feathers for warm.
Comment icon #3 Posted by dharma warrior 13 years ago
Did they chase the cat sized dinosaurs?
Comment icon #4 Posted by marharthm 13 years ago
How long ago? It wouldn't be the south pole depending on the time period.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Andami 13 years ago
How long ago? It wouldn't be the south pole depending on the time period. According to Wiki, Gondwana was near the south pole for some time during the existence of dinosaurs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Polar_dinosaurs
Comment icon #6 Posted by xXHellkittiesXx 13 years ago
Wasn't Antartica further north and warmer during the period these dinosaurs were said to exist?
Comment icon #7 Posted by Persia 13 years ago
New analysis suggests they didn't but instead managed to plod on through frigid Antarctic winters. http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs-did-not-hibernate-antarctica-110808.html
Comment icon #8 Posted by Feenix Fire 13 years ago
sooo... no glow in the dark dinos? poo


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