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Fossil Suggests Antarctica Much Warmer in the Past

livescience.com — New discovery of fossils collected in the East Antarctic suggests that the frozen polar cap was once a much warmer place.

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  • JimmySpaza, on 07/24/2008, -4/+1"Because ostracods couldn't survive in the current Antarctic climate, their presence suggests that the southern-most continent hasn't always been as frigid as it is today."

    Prove it. All you have is a fossil. This is a HUGE assumption.

    Also, notice how this quoted text itself is NOT in quotes in the article, making it seem like the author of the article proclaimed this as fact, not a simple assessment from one of the researchers on which the article is based.

    Livescience.com has been weak in many of its previous articles. It shows no sign of changing.
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