Dinosaurs roamed freely across Gondwana.


	Dinosaurs roamed freely across Gondwana.

pokkets

6-11-2008 4:05 AM

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pokkets says:

The comparison of fossils has given support for this argument, but it may be that there is evidence or a more direct link beneath the ice in Antarctica.

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