Despite the location being a desirable one for the team, getting there was anything but easy. The scientists first had to fly to South America and sail to the Antarctic Peninsula. From there, they used helicopters and inflatable boats to make their way across sea ice and finally reach the shore.
Arriving on shore was particularly remarkable for Salisbury, who had previously made several attempts to get to Antarctica. Those past attempts were thwarted by sea ice, which had made reaching land impossible.
"It was so great to finally get there and have a full blown expedition," he said. "It's a very hard place to work, but it's an even harder place to get to."
Once they arrived, the scientists camped for almost five weeks on Vega Island, and had to hike 10km (6.2 miles) each day through mountainous terrain and extreme temperatures to reach the main field site at Sandwich Bluff.
"Working in Antarctica is tough," Salisbury concluded.
The fossils are now in Chile, and will eventually be shipped to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, USA.
"A lot of the bigger bones will need quite a bit of preparation before we can do much research on them," Salisbury said. "It may be a year or two before we get the results out.