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Rock wallaby fossils show they weren't all homebodies
10+ hour ago (26+ words) Fossil teeth show ancient rock wallabies at times ventured forth to find other groups, with researchers keen to know if their modern descendants do the same....
When was the first kiss? Scientists have a theory
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Kissing didn't begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago. Researchers from Oxford University and the Florida Institute of Technology wanted to examine when kissing began, given that from an evolutionary…...
Bones entombed in caves illuminate past of WA’s marsupials
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) Bones hidden in the bottom of caves from across the Nullabor to WA's South West are helping piece together the hidden past of some of Australia's most curious marsupials. A new species of a native bushland marsupial, closely related to…...
Prehistoric fish found in WA reveals origin of ‘mighty bite’
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (404+ words) An international study has revealed new insights into the lives of 380-million-year-old lungfish after a high-tech examination of "remarkable" well-preserved jawbones which were found in the remote Gogo fossil field in northern Western Australia. WA wildlife adventurer, Brodie Moss, recently…...
Echidnas' extremely rare reverse path through evolution
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Dinosaur secret unearthed after hiding in plain sight
10+ mon, 9+ hour ago (25+ words) A boulder donated by a mine has been kept at a school for decades before researchers discovered it featured a remarkable collection of dinosaur footprints....
Aussie fossils reveal historic discovery
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A landmark discovery has revealed the previously-unknown existence of a large apex predator on…...
Have your say on the future of Broome’s Dinosaur Coast
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) Broome's world-famous Dinosaur Coast is one step closer to securing long-term protection, with the public invited to have their say on a new management plan designed to safeguard its prehistoric treasures. Broome's world-famous Dinosaur Coast Track is one step closer…...
Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (261+ words) Paleontologists in Peru have unveiled the nine-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines. The nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil was found some…...