SANTIAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- A team formed by four scientists of the University of Chile had found in the Antartida fossils of animals of 100 to 120 million years, local daily La Tercera said on Saturday.

    The goal of the team was to study the evolution of flora and fauna on the western rim of the ancient Godwana continent, which in prehistory included present-day Antartida, South America, Australia and part of Asia.

    Following a month of work, the scientists uncovered nearly 350 kilograms of fossilized vegetables and animals, including a five-centimeter fish, in Byers Peninsula, in Livingston Island of Antartida.

    "Never before had we found a specimen like this, we even have to proceed with analyses to determine if this is a known species,"said Marcelo Leppe, a member of the team which also comprises three other geologists.

    The team also found in the area other remains of fossilized animals like ammonites, bivalves, gastropods, and plant specimens such as conifers, ferns, leaves, logs, pollen and spores.

    During the month, the scientists made daily 12-km walks to collect material for their study on phenomena like extinction patterns of species and the origin of temperate forests in South America. Enditem