Digging in to our ancient past
A team of Australian and international scientists have discovered thousands of well preserved ancient specimens from the Miocene epoch (23m – 5m years ago) in inland […]
Palaeontology
New clues to ‘big bird’ extinction
A rare fossil discovery by Flinders University researchers illuminates the ultimate survival test faced by Genyornis newtoni, the last of Australia’s famous giant birds – the […]
Ancient fish had a ‘big brain’
Sophisticated CT scanning of the cranium of a Queensland fish fossil has given new insights to explain how fish first left the water to invade land […]
New study revises fossil discovery
An international team of scientists have debunked an earlier description of a fossil thought to be the remarkable missing link between lizards and snakes. The new […]
Ancient eagle ruled the roost
A 25-million-year-old eagle fossil found in South Australia adds to the long evolutionary history of raptors in Australia. In a remarkable discovery, Flinders University palaeontologists have […]
Giant fossil’s bird-brain gives past insights
The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a whopping head about half a metre long – but its brain […]
Oldest skink named after Flinders professor
Some of Australia’s most famous animals – wombat, platypus, kangaroos and the extinct marsupial tiger thylacine – have been traced back to their fossil ancestors in […]
Blue tongue lizard ancestor was round in the tooth
Reconstruction of the most complete fossil lizard found in Australia, a 15 million year old relative of modern blue tongues and social skinks named Egernia gillespieae, […]
Perfect fish fossil offers a glimpse into Devonian period
The discovery of a new fish at a famous WA fossil site is in such good condition that it provides an exciting fresh glimpse into the […]