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Famous dinosaur tracks not from stampede
Tracks in Queensland thought to represent a stampede may have been left by swimming dinosaurs.
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Humans didn’t cause devil disease, study finds
Genes are to blame for the disease that has wiped out much of the Tasmanian devil population, researchers say.
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Leech cocoon fossil is remarkable discovery
An ancient soft-bodied organism discovered in a cocoon could open doors for fossil research.
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Extinct wombat climbed trees like a koala
Fossils have shed light on a wombat-like creature that once lived in Australia’s rainforest canopies.
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Deep diving deformed bones of ichthyosaurs
Dinosaur-era marine reptiles damaged themselves by spending long periods at great depths, says a new study.
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Fossil find a ‘goldmine’ in Queensland
Scientists in Queensland have uncovered a fossil ‘goldmine’, but severe underfunding is hampering the project.
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Were Neanderthal people cooks and medics?
Neanderthals were sophisticated enough to cook vegetables and use plants for medicine, say Australian scientists.
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Australia gets a new predatory dinosaur
Ceratosaurs have been found around the world but were “strangely absent” in Australia before now, say experts.
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Biggest-ever feathered dinosaur fossil found
The biggest-ever feathered dinosaur has been unearthed by scientists in China.
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Jawless creature had world’s sharpest teeth
A jawless, eel-like creature had the sharpest teeth ever known, according to a recent discovery of fossil remains.