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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...