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Australia and Antarctica

For much of dinosaur history, the continent of Australia lay closer to

the South Pole than it does today. It was connected to Antarctica, and triassic period site
both landmasses experienced cold temperatures and low levels of key Jurassic period
light. Despite these seemingly unsuitable conditions, dinosaurs, such Glacier
as the big-eyed Leaellynasaura, lived in Earth’s deep south, where they cretaceous period
adapted to the long winter
darkness. About 25 dinosaur
locations are known from Australia, lystrosaurus cryolopHosaurus
particularly in the northern state of
Queensland and the southern state of 1
Victoria. Four sites have been found on
the coast and islands of Antarctica,
though doubtless many more exist 2
beneath the polar ice.
Length: 24 ft (7.5 m)
Length: 3 ft (1 m) Pronunciation:
Pronunciation: liss-troh-sore-us cry-o-loaf-oh-sore-us
Meaning: “spoon lizard” Meaning: “frozen crested lizard”

ankylosaur (unnaMed) leaellynasaura pliosaur (unnaMed)

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Length: unknown Length: 3 ft (1 m) Length: 16 ft (5 m)
Pronunciation: lee-ell-in-a-sore-a
Meaning: “Leaellyn’s lizard” (after the finder’s daughter)

atlascopcosaurus MinMi tHeropod (unnaMed)

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7

Length: 9 ft (2.7 m) Length: 8 ft (2.5 m) Length: unknown
Pronunciation: at-las-kop-koh-sore-us Pronunciation: min-mee
Meaning: “Atlas Copco lizard” Meaning: named after Minmi Crossing, where it was found

HypsilopHodont Muttaburrasaurus tiMiMus
(unnaMed)

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Length: 15 ft (4.5 m) Length: 33 ft (10 m) Length: 10 ft (3 m)
Pronunciation: mut-a-burr-a-sore-us Pronunciation: tim-ee-mus
Meaning: “Muttaburra lizard” Meaning: “Tim’s mimic” (after the finder’s son)

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