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Study finds Earth's rotational axis shifted repeatedly during dinosaur era

New research indicates that Earth underwent multiple episodes of true polar wander—a shift in the planet's rotational axis relative to its surface—during the age of dinosaurs. Scientists say these shifts, which occur as the planet rebalances its mass distribution, were accompanied by changes in global sea levels.