Posted: Jul 23, 08 8:54am

ScienceDaily (July 23, 2008) — A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.

The fossil pictured in the link is less than 1 mm long. It was found in the Dry Valleys area and indicates a high altitude lake existing circa 14 million years ago with tundra-like conditions.

That compares to the current mean annual temp of -25* degrees C.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722192345.htm

*Corrected, Thanks Bull. 77 is degrees latitude, not temp.