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New dinosaur is Australia’s largest carnivore
‘Lightning Claw’, a new dinosaur from northern NSW, is the biggest, baddest meat-eater yet found Down Under.
Tag: fossils
Science & Environment
Face to face with ‘the Hobbit’ of Indonesia
The fossil of a totally unexpected tiny species of human was discovered in Indonesia in 2003. We look at what we know about this discovery and what facial reconstruction may reveal
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Illustrating the dinosaurs of Australia
A new Australian Geographic poster features the most accurate illustrations of Aussie dinosaurs ever created.
Science & Environment
What colour were dinosaur feathers?
Scientists use a scanning electron microscope to pin down the colour of ‘first bird’ Archaeopteryx .
Science & Environment
Discovering the Hobbit of Flores, Indonesia
Professor Richard Roberts talks about Homo floresiensis (or the Hobbit) found in 2003 in Indonesia.
Nature & Wildlife
The mysterious marsupial mole
Known as kakarratul and itjaritjari to Aboriginal people, the marsupial mole of the dune deserts is a wonderful example of evolution in action.
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Were all dinosaurs feathered?
A new herbivorous dinosaur from Siberia spreads feathers far and wide.
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Four-winged dinosaur had record-breaking tail feathers
Changyuraptor had the longest feathers of any known dinosaur.
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Prehistoric platypuses with bite
The discovery of a prehistoric, supersized, carnivorous platypus helps to fill in the family history of this unusual and iconic Aussie species.
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Why Jurassic Park had it all wrong
What would a feathered Velociraptor look like – and will one feature in the fourth Jurassic Park film, to hit cinemas in 2015?