55-Million-Year-Old Predatory Mammal Footprint Found in Antarctica

Aug 31, 2026 - 13:31
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55-Million-Year-Old Predatory Mammal Footprint Found in Antarctica
Track-bearing slab T-373 from King George Island, Antarctica. Sclae bar - 10 mm. Image credit: Mansilla-Vera et al., doi: 10.1007/s00300-026-03539-1.

A single fossilized footprint found in volcanic mud on a remote Antarctic island is the first known trackway from a mammal in Antarctica, and the earliest evidence anywhere on the continent of a carnivorous mammal.

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