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David Attenborough celebrates the 25-year anniversary of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area

The Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, including Riversleigh and Naracoorte, were listed as World Heritage sites 25 years ago today.

Tiny marsupial lion named after Sir David Attenborough

Researchers have uncovered fossil remains of an extinct flesh-eating marsupial lion that weighed about 600g and lived in the tree-tops.

Remains of bizarre snail-eating marsupial found

The fossil remains of a previously unknown family of marsupials with a taste for snails have been found in Queensland.

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.