Where on Earth Was This Fossil 200 Million Years Ago?

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Researchers have created an open-access interface that turns present-day locations into ancient coordinates with near-desktop-level accuracy. A fossil’s modern coordinates reveal where it was found, but not where that location sat millions of years ago as tectonic plates shifted across the planet. Reconstructing that ancient position is a demanding task in paleontology and related fields, [...]