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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...
Observations of Australia's unique fauna and flora, combined with considerations of the continent's geographical isolation, contributed toward Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developing his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory of ev...
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Palaeontology Tag: Archive (ABC Science) (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )Friday, 4 April 2008DNA from ancient human faeces found in a cave provides biological verification that people were in North America 14,000 years ago, researchers say. Thursday, 17 January 2008Fossil hunters have uncovered the fossilised remains of a one-...
Thursday, 14 June 2007One of the world's top fossil hunters has unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals. Wednesday, 30 May 2007Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans s...
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 27 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 27 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 27 commentsScience Feature Biological curves were used to date...
Tuesday, 11 March 2008Tiny skeletons found in the caves of the Pacific islands of Palau undercut the theory that similar remains found in Indonesia might be a unique new species of humans, researchers report. Thursday, 17 January 2008Fossil hunters have u...
Thursday, 13 December 2007Scientists searching for fossils high in the Andes mountains in Chile have unearthed the remains of a tank-like mammal related to armadillos that grazed 18 million years ago. Monday, 10 December 2007Did modern humans interbreed w...
Friday, 2 October 2009The world's oldest and most complete skeleton of a potential human ancestor has been unveiled by an international team of researchers. Monday, 28 September 2009To survive freezing temperatures and huge predators, some species of Aust...
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...
Thursday, 14 June 2007One of the world's top fossil hunters has unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals. Wednesday, 30 May 2007Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans s...
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 27 commentsScience Feature Biological curves were used to date...
Wednesday, 1 July 2009The plumage of extinct New Zealand moa birds is being reconstructed with the help of DNA from ancient feathers. Friday, 29 May 2009Carbon from a massive volcanic eruption caused a mass extinction on earth 260 million years ago, the f...
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, 13 July 2007Similar diets have led to the evolution of similar snout shapes in a ra...
Friday, 4 April 2008DNA from ancient human faeces found in a cave provides biological verification that people were in North America 14,000 years ago, researchers say. Thursday, 17 January 2008Fossil hunters have uncovered the fossilised remains of a one-...
Monday, 17 November 2008Scientists have discovered a menagerie of perfectly intact marine microorganisms trapped in tree resin at least 100 million years ago, according to a new study. Thursday, 23 October 2008A tiny, egg-robbing dinosaur that lived more ...
Thursday, 14 June 2007One of the world's top fossil hunters has unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals. Wednesday, 30 May 2007Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans s...
Tuesday, 30 September 2008The discovery of air sacs in a new 10-metre-long, meat-eating dinosaur may seal the connection between birds and dinosaurs and explain how birds' unique breathing system evolved, scientists say. Monday, 22 September 2008Australia...
Thursday, 23 April 2009Scientists in Canada's Arctic have discovered the fossil of a previously unknown web-footed carnivore that helps explain how seals developed from land-based mammals. Monday, 16 March 2009A well-preserved fossil of a great white shar...
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