{"id":283520,"date":"2026-07-02T11:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/283520\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:03:13","slug":"la-glemt-i-skuff-i-40-ar-viste-seg-a-vaere-unikt-dinosaurfunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/283520\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e5 glemt i skuff i 40 \u00e5r \u2013 viste seg \u00e5 v\u00e6re unikt dinosaurfunn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"_lead_145nj_2 _lead_6fko5_53 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-l layout-component layout-wide layout-padded _wide_17hqh_1 layout-padded\">Da forskerne endelig hentet det frem igjen, ble de langt fra skuffet.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Foto: Lucie Goodayle \/ AP \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-wide\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"5280\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8c6a5925-01d4-3678-a5b8-036071ea468a.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"4552\"\/> Foto: Lucie Goodayle \/ AP \/ NTB<\/p>\n<ul aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"_images_ntbth_112\">\n<li><a class=\"_link_ntbth_117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/forfatter\/anders-ihle-tovan\" style=\"z-index:1\" title=\"Anders Ihle Tovan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Bilde av Anders Ihle Tovan\" class=\"_image_ntbth_93\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782990193_632_0350a8a3-c2b8-4c34-b37b-ad43b021a76e.jpeg\"  width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Oppdatert torsdag 2. juli kl. 12:35    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"_list_145nj_3 _list_64s2r_85 _unordered_145nj_106 text-sans-m\">\n<li class=\"_item_145nj_30\">I 1985 fant geologen Mike Thomson et fossil i Antarktis, som viste seg \u00e5 v\u00e6re en titanosaur-ryggvirvel.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_item_145nj_30\">Fossilet l\u00e5 uoppdaget i 40 \u00e5r hos British Antarctic Survey.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_item_145nj_30\">Dette er det f\u00f8rste dinosaurbeinet som er funnet i Antarktis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vis mer <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">I 1985 fant geologen Mike Thomson et fossil p\u00e5 James Ross Island i <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/tag\/antarktis?utm_source=vg-article&amp;utm_medium=auto-tagger&amp;utm_campaign=BxkQag\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antarktis<\/a>. Han var ikke sikker p\u00e5 hva det var, tegnet en liten skisse i notatboken og skrev \u00abryggvirvel av stort krypdyr\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">S\u00e5 havnet steinen i en skuff hos British Antarctic Survey i Cambridge. Der ble den liggende i 40 \u00e5r.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\"><strong class=\"_strong_145nj_25\">N\u00e5 viser det seg at fossilet er det aller f\u00f8rste dinosaurbeinet som noensinne er funnet i Antarktis, melder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdep67jnn9zo\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bes\u00f8kende st\u00e5r under buken p\u00e5 en kopi av en titanosaur i Bolivia i 2006.  Foto: DAVID MERCADO \/ Reuters \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-normal\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"2067\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/40f87192-2485-3cca-a0f1-b37e1557dcc1.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"3172\"\/>Bes\u00f8kende st\u00e5r under buken p\u00e5 en kopi av en titanosaur i Bolivia i 2006.  Foto: DAVID MERCADO \/ Reuters \/ NTB<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Det var samlingsansvarlig Mark Evans som oppdaget fossilet da han gikk gjennom skuffene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\"><strong class=\"_strong_145nj_25\">Han kontaktet professor Paul Barrett ved Natural History Museum, som raskt slo fast at ryggvirvelen tilh\u00f8rte en \u00abtitanosaur\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Den antarktiske titanosauren skal ha v\u00e6rt rundt sju meter lang, og forskerne tror den enten var en unge eller en uvanlig liten voksen, if\u00f8lge nyhetsbyr\u00e5et <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/titanosaur-dinosaur-fossil-antarctica-a822751dc177f9056cf030a6fb63cdf6\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">For rundt 82 millioner \u00e5r siden var Antarktis dekket av frodig skog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\"><strong class=\"_strong_145nj_25\">Thomson selv d\u00f8de i 2020, f\u00f8r fossilet ble identifisert.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Da forskerne endelig hentet det frem igjen, ble de langt fra skuffet. 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