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 ...

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 ...

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

It’s hard to imagine that some creatures on Earth have survived for millions of years. While many species have come and gone, ...

One of the Victorian carcharodontosaur shinbones was found on the Otway Coast. The other was found on the Bass Coast, in rocks nearly 10 million years older. This demonstrates these predators were ...

and some are from ancient relatives of platypus and echidna. Large predatory dinosaurs – on the scale of Tyrannosaurus – are notably absent from the Australian fossil record. Instead, Australian ...