Are dinosaur fossils ever found in cold climates?

[tomspug]

Assuming the belief that Pangea was the home of the dinosaurs, it would seem to make sense that fossils could be found in almost every corner of the world. Are there cases of tropic-climate dinosaur fossils being found in clearly arctic and tundra environments?

 

[Storm]

Not that I know of.

Forgive me for speaking from ignorance, but if Pangaea had an arctic circle, wouldn't that mean that the dinosaurs would be limited to warmer climes?

 

[tomspug]

The point of Pangaea is that it was completely tropical but split off hundreds of millions of years ago into the current continents today, so fossils should (theoretically) be found in almost every corner of the world, regardless of its current climate.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Massive dinosaur discovered in Antarctica sheds light on life, distribution of sauropodomorphs

 

[fantome profane]

The point of Pangaea is that it was completely tropical but split off hundreds of millions of years ago into the current continents today, so fossils should (theoretically) be found in almost every corner of the world, regardless of its current climate.

And so they are.
World Map of Dinosaurs.

Not that I mind, but isn’t this the kind of question that you could easily find the answer to if you were just to google it? That is all I did.

 

[Storm]

The point of Pangaea is that it was completely tropical but split off hundreds of millions of years ago into the current continents today, so fossils should (theoretically) be found in almost every corner of the world, regardless of its current climate.

Hence the disclaimer.

 

[Riverwolf]

Pangaea was not the home of the dinosaurs until her final days; she was primarily home to the ancient reptiles. The dinosaurs primarily lived on two continents: Laurasia and Gondwana. Also during most of the dinosaurian time, ice didn't exist at all; only near the end of the time, when there were more continents, did ice exist, and only in winter in present-day Antarctica. Not to mention that in the course of 65,500,000 years, the earth changed drastically, and the vast majority of physical remains of the dinosaurian times are lost forever, and have been lost since the catastrophe.

Please correct me if I got some facts wrong or mixed up.

And what does this have to do with Evolution vs. Creation?

 

[Scuba Pete]

Assuming the belief that Pangea was the home of the dinosaurs, it would seem to make sense that fossils could be found in almost every corner of the world. Are there cases of tropic-climate dinosaur fossils being found in clearly arctic and tundra environments?

While I can't say about Dinosaurs, there are OLDER fossils found in colder climates. In fact, there is an ancient tropical sea in Fossil Butte National Park in Wyoming. This is the fossil of a stingray from that area. They have found all sorts of crustaceans as well as an incredibly large caimen. The finds are simply awesome.

 

[Riverwolf]

Uh... Scuba... no offense, but... could you post a smaller picture next time?

 

[Scuba Pete]

Dude... I was AMAZED at how big it was. Sorry! Cool pic though!

 

[Storm]

If you switch it to photobucket you can reduce the size, then edit your post.

It's a bit of trouble, but I for one would appreciate it. That's so big I can't see it.

 

[painted wolf]

Yes, dinosaurs lived in environments that saw snow and polar light conditions.
Antarctica and Australia were both below the Antarctic circle during the time of the dinosaurs.
Leaellynasaura has adaptations for the dark conditions including massive eyes.

In Alaska, Hadrosaurs, Cerotopsians and other dinosaur species are commonly found. This area would have been above the Arctic circle and had weather not unlike the New England area does today.

So yeah, dinosaurs lived in snowy places at every corner of the globe.

wa:do

 

[painted wolf]

Oh and Pete... the Green River Shale is 50 mya... post dino.
Never the less, it is subtropical in environment. Clearly warmer than Wyoming is today.

Much of that is thanks to the great inland sea that kept most of the areas temperatures moderate.

wa:do

 

[Father Heathen]

I would imagine that the extreme temperatures and think ice sheets of Antarctica would make paleontological excavations very difficult.

 

[painted wolf]

it does, but that doesn't stop people.
Digging for dinosaurs — Far North Science

wa:do

 

[rojse]

Assuming the belief that Pangea was the home of the dinosaurs, it would seem to make sense that fossils could be found in almost every corner of the world. Are there cases of tropic-climate dinosaur fossils being found in clearly arctic and tundra environments?

The climate of an area today is not identical to a climate experienced millions of years ago.

 

[Riverwolf]

The climate of an area today is not identical to a climate experienced millions of years ago.

...I think we've already established that.

 

[Autodidact]

Well, most people would consider Colorado pretty chilly, and we have an abundance of dinosaur fossils here, especially at

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[Azakel]

Well, most people would consider Colorado pretty chilly, and we have an abundance of dinosaur fossils here, especially at

located in

.

Where is that in Colorado, and why didn't I get a chance to go there when I live in Colorado?

 

[Autodidact]

Dinosaur National Monument straddles the Northern Colorado/Utah border. It's remote.