Wildfires burned in dinosaur-infested swampy rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, reveals new research.

A visualisation of the Antarctic ecosystem around 90 million years ago. Research shows that forest fires occurred regularly near the South Pole at that time. (Alfred Wegener Ins / James McKay via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Wildfires burned in dinosaur-infested swampy rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, reveals new research.

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