History & Culture
Ancient mystery solved: Lizard-like creature found in retaining wall has ‘hart’
Ancient mystery solved. Scientists have identified a new species of amphibian that occupied Australia some 247 million years ago.
Tag: fossil
History & Culture
380-million-year-old fossilised heart discovered in WA
The preserved liver, stomach, intestine and heart of the fossilised prehistoric jawed fish, Arthrodire placoderm, are the oldest ever found.
Science & Environment
‘River boss’ largest extinct croc species ever discovered in Australia
Meet Gunggamarandu maunala, the largest extinct croc species ever discovered in Australia.
Science & Environment
The weird world of slime mould
Strange organisms are thriving on the floors of Australia’s wet temperate forests…and they’re a lot smarter than they look.
News
Researchers decode Aussie lungfish genome
German and Austrian biologists say they have cracked the genetic code of the Australian lungfish, which is considered to be a “living fossil”.
Science & Environment
Our ideas about vertebrate evolution challenged by a new tree of life
Scientists have long believed that our distant cousins are an ancient group of armoured fish called placoderms. But a new study is casting doubt on that view.
Science & Environment
First dinosaur brain fossil suggests they may have been smarter than we thought
A 133 million-year-old fossil hints that dinosaurs had bigger brains than we’ve realised.
AustroPalaeo
The original Antipodean lion
With each passing year we learn more and more about Australia’s most formidable marsupial predator.
Science & Environment
The first fossilised heart ever found in a prehistoric animal
For centuries, the fossil remains of back-boned animals were studied primarily from their hardened bones. Now palaeontologists can study the softer side of these ancient creatures.
News
Secrets of the Coral Sea revealed
Researchers have discovered ancient “living fossils” and rare corals in previously uncharted depths in the Coral Sea.