50 years ago, an Antarctic fossil pointed to Gondwanaland’s existence
Fossils unearthed since indicate the southern continents were once linked in a giant landmass
LANDMASSES, ASSEMBLE Fifty years ago, the scientific community was on the cusp of accepting that Earth’s southern continents were once smushed together in a giant landmass they called Gondwanaland.
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Fossil search in Antarctica, Science News, October 11, 1969 —
A search for further fossil evidence that Antarctica was once joined to other continents will be conducted.…