Rare in millions!

An evidence the Antarctic continent was once much warmer than today and may have been able to sustain life.


A rare occurrence in the fossil record (ostracods) was discovered in the Dry Valleys of the East Antarctic region in an ancient lake which is 14 million years old! The fossils show that there has been a substantial and very intense cooling of the Antarctic climate after this time interval is important in understanding the effects of global warming.