Many people or students that study science today wonder why there are fossils in Antarctica. I also wondered the same, until Mrs. Poole explained how and why. When you hear "fossils in Antarctica," it sounds strange and weird, because most people think, "Antarctica? Pfft, there's nothing over there, it's just a huge hunk of ice!" However, that's not how it looked like in the beginning.
In the beginning, Antarctica was a bare land, like any other continent in the past. Dinosaurs and other past animals ruled over it, and it was definitely many degrees warmer than Antarctica is today. So when the catastrophic event happened, it affected Antarctica, which made everything extinct. As time slowly passed, new animals came along, and so did the Ice Age. In my opinion, I think that the Ice Age was the cause of why Antarctica is like today.
In conclusion, fossils are found in Antarctica, because the climate was a lot warmer, and there was no snow on Antarctica yet.
In the beginning, Antarctica was a bare land, like any other continent in the past. Dinosaurs and other past animals ruled over it, and it was definitely many degrees warmer than Antarctica is today. So when the catastrophic event happened, it affected Antarctica, which made everything extinct. As time slowly passed, new animals came along, and so did the Ice Age. In my opinion, I think that the Ice Age was the cause of why Antarctica is like today.
In conclusion, fossils are found in Antarctica, because the climate was a lot warmer, and there was no snow on Antarctica yet.
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