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Fossil may be earliest human ancestor
Work by Australian scientists has found that fossils of one of our oldest human ancestors are two million years old.
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World’s oldest fossils found in the Pilbara
What may be 3.4-billion-year-old fossils of bacteria have been discovered near Port Hedland in Western Australia.
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Ancient whale sucked up prey vacuum cleaner-style
An early ancestor of the blue whale hoovered up its prey rather than using baleen plates to filter feed.
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Mystery bird fossil found in the Nullarbor
An expedition into the Nullarbor has uncovered a hoard of fossilised birds, including one that is 780,000 years old. But what is it?
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Sea monster gave birth to live young, fossil shows
A fossilised sea creature has been found with an embryo inside it, suggesting the species gave birth to live young.
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Giant wombat fossil unearthed
Palaeontologists have discovered a near-complete skeleton of the largest marsupial that ever existed.
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New evidence points to bushfires 60 million years ago
Banksias have been burning across Australia for much longer than experts thought, says a new study.
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Complex vision evolved earlier than thought
The discovery of ancient fossils in South Australia reveals complex vision evolved earlier than thought.
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Australian ‘Spinosaur’ unearthed
The discovery of a vertebra confirms that carnivorous dinosaurs once roamed Australia.
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Fossil of weird snail-eating marsupial found
An extinct snail-eating marsupial has been unearthed at the fossil-rich Riversleigh dig site in Queensland.