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Australia's fossil past - Australia's Culture PortalThis includes Pleistocene era Aboriginal body fossils, many of which were removed and sent overseas. The Riversleigh fossil site, near Mount Isa Queensland, is recognised as one of the most important fossil sites in the world. The Riversleigh and Narrac...
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Palaeontology Tag: Archive (ABC Science) (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )Friday, 29 May 2009Carbon from a massive volcanic eruption caused a mass extinction on earth 260 million years ago, the first definitive link between a volcano and extinction, according to a new study. Thursday, 21 May 2009Life on Earth may have sparked i...
Friday, 29 May 2009Carbon from a massive volcanic eruption caused a mass extinction on earth 260 million years ago, the first definitive link between a volcano and extinction, according to a new study. Thursday, 21 May 2009Life on Earth may have sparked i...
Monday, 22 September 2008Australian scientists have discovered an ancient reef that may push back the evolution of the earliest animals by 80 million years. Wednesday, 11 June 2008Fossilised remains of a dinosaur with a big elbow could rewrite our underst...
Monday, 22 September 2008Australian scientists have discovered an ancient reef that may push back the evolution of the earliest animals by 80 million years. Wednesday, 11 June 2008Fossilised remains of a dinosaur with a big elbow could rewrite our underst...
Thursday, 27 November 2008A 220-million-year-old fossil found in southwestern China appears to have settled a long-simmering debate over reptile evolution: how did turtles get their shell? Monday, 24 November 2008Slowly rolling across the ocean floor, a h...
Thursday, 27 November 2008A 220-million-year-old fossil found in southwestern China appears to have settled a long-simmering debate over reptile evolution: how did turtles get their shell? Monday, 24 November 2008Slowly rolling across the ocean floor, a h...
Wednesday, 8 August 2007A sophisticated new virtual skull is set to help researchers study evolution and design better crash helmets, says an Australian scientist. Friday, 20 July 2007The ascent of the dinosaurs to the throne of the animal kingdom may hav...
Wednesday, 8 August 2007A sophisticated new virtual skull is set to help researchers study evolution and design better crash helmets, says an Australian scientist. Friday, 20 July 2007The ascent of the dinosaurs to the throne of the animal kingdom may hav...
Wednesday, 8 August 2007A sophisticated new virtual skull is set to help researchers study evolution and design better crash helmets, says an Australian scientist. Friday, 20 July 2007The ascent of the dinosaurs to the throne of the animal kingdom may hav...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008Fossilised remains of a dinosaur with a big elbow could rewrite our understanding of how Australian dinosaurs evolved. Thursday, 29 May 2008The world's oldest mother and her baby have been found fossilised in north-western Australia...
Wednesday, 24 October 2007Large, carnivorous dinosaurs roamed southern Australia 115 million years ago, when the continent was joined to Antarctica, say scientists who have found three footprints as evidence. Tuesday, 9 October 2007Tree resin and water do...
Thursday, 27 November 2008A 220-million-year-old fossil found in southwestern China appears to have settled a long-simmering debate over reptile evolution: how did turtles get their shell? Monday, 17 November 2008Scientists have discovered a menagerie of ...
Thursday, 17 September 2009 24 commentsScience Feature Biological curves were used to date the earliest forms of life. Thursday, 27 August 2009Enormous prehistoric armoured mammals called glyptodonts swung their spiked tails like baseball bats, according...
Thursday, 27 November 2008A 220-million-year-old fossil found in southwestern China appears to have settled a long-simmering debate over reptile evolution: how did turtles get their shell? Monday, 24 November 2008Slowly rolling across the ocean floor, a h...
Thursday, 4 October 2007Fossil hunters have discovered a new species of duck-billed dinosaur with an unusual toothy snout in a dinosaur graveyard in Utah, according to a study released today. Friday, 28 September 2007Ancient Australian rock is telling sci...
Monday, 28 September 2009To survive freezing temperatures and huge predators, some species of Australian dinosaur took refuge underground, according to a new study. Thursday, 17 September 2009 21 commentsScience Feature Biological curves were used to date...
Monday, 28 September 2009To survive freezing temperatures and huge predators, some species of Australian dinosaur took refuge underground, according to a new study. Thursday, 17 September 2009 21 commentsScience Feature Biological curves were used to date...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008Fossilised remains of a dinosaur with a big elbow could rewrite our understanding of how Australian dinosaurs evolved. Thursday, 29 May 2008The world's oldest mother and her baby have been found fossilised in north-western Australia...
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