Scientists in Australia have made an exciting discovery—a 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish that not only provides clues about ancient life but also has preserved stomach contents and ...

A team of scientists led by Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney palaeontologist, Dr Matthew McCurry, have described a new ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” ...

but discovering these new fossils is the first indication that Australia was previously home to a diversity of monotremes." Only five of these rare mammals still cling to existence: one platypus ...

Fossils: The skull of the Riversleigh Platypus is one of the most perfect fossils ever found at Riversleigh in north-western Queensland.

Victoria’s fossil record includes over 50 ancient mammal jaws, some belonging to early relatives of the platypus and echidna, making them likely prey for these dinosaurs. A third shinbone ...

There are few fossils, but even they create controversy ... Steropodon and Kollikodon are both thought to be platypus-like animals that were no larger than a small cat. They shared a world ...