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An 82-Year-Old Fossil Hunter Found a 150-Million-Year-Old Insect That May Redraw the Evolutionary Map

An 82-year-old man from Australia with a lifelong passion for fossils but no formal training in paleontology has helped ...
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Retired Australian teacher discovers fossil of 151-million-year-old new species

A 151-million-year-old midge fossil from the Jurassic era revealed that freshwater insects might have first evolved in the ...

55 million years: Australia's oldest crocodile eggshells found in Queensland

In southeast Queensland, roughly 250 kilometers from Brisbane, lies the tiny town of Murgon. Located on Wakka Wakka Country, ...

Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia

Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to "drop crocs" - creatures ...

Australian 'drop crocs' unlock insights into ancient ecosystems

In a local grazier's backyard in the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have been digging for decades in what looks like an unremarkable clay pit. But within the clay lies one of Australia ...

Fossils found in Central Australia answer key kangaroo and wallaby questions, researchers say

Fossils found in the heart of the Territory are helping answer key questions around the evolution of one of the nation’s most ...
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15 million-year-old creature — with its last meal inside — is new species in Australia

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in southeastern Australia. Screengrab from Australian Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a ...