Finding and retrieving the bones of this extinct kangaroo relative – a ‘holy grail’ fossil – took hours of squeezing through narrow passages.
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Millions of years ago, widespread volcano eruptions in eastern Australia buried entire forests. Today, these time capsules reveal stunningly fossilised plants.
For decades, the sandstone in central Australia yielded tantalising segments of some sort of fossil fish. Now, we have finally pieced together a complete picture of this remarkable species.
Digital scanning offers a new window on Australia’s unique fossil history, from early multicellular lifeforms to gigantic ‘marsupial lions’.
At twice the size of a wedge-tailed eagle, the newly discovered Dynatoaetus gaffae would have competed with thylacines and Tasmanian devils for prey.
Gunggamarandu maunala is the first Australian croc discovered from a group called the tomistomines. And its prehistoric presence in modern-day Queensland means there could be more discoveries to come.
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Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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PhD Candidate, Flinders University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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PhD; Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral fellow in vertebrate palaeontology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology Group, Flinders University
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Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Adjunct Assoc Professor Central Queensland University and Principal Curator Geosciences Queensland Museum, CQUniversity Australia
