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What Australia would have looked like when the dinosaurs roamed
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (1306+ words) An artist's impression of a hungry Australovenator pursuing a pair of Leaellynasaura. (Supplied: Museums Victoria) It is 100 million years ago, parts of Australia are in the Antarctic Circle and dinosaurs roam a polar world. Meanwhile, herds of Leaellynasaura fed among…...
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1093+ words) The skeleton of the Nagatitan was reconstructed based on comparing the recovered bones (in yellow) with those of similar dinosaurs. (Supplied: Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul) A collection of bones discovered next to a pond in Thailand are the remains of the largest…...
Hydra, a female platypus, was among four released into the Royal National Park this week.
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (96+ words) VIDEO: Hydra, a female platypus, was among four released into the Royal National Park this week. Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Hydra, a female platypus, was among four released into the Royal National Park this week. Fri 22 May 2026 at 11: 12am Female platypus,…...
Platypus population in Australia's oldest national park increases to at least 20 - ABC News
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (739+ words) Another four adult platypuses have been released into the waterways of the Royal National Park." This latest stage of the historic translocation project brings the park's platypus population to 20, more than 50 years since the animal disappeared from the area following…...
Platypus Conservation - Behind The News
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (500+ words) AIDEN MCNAMARA, REPORTER: They come out at as the sun goes down, ready to hunt. They use electrical impulses to find their prey. The males use sharp stingers on their back heels to deliver a venomous blow. And they have…...
Evidence of 25-million-year-old platypuses with teeth found in outback
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) ABC North and West SA An artist's impression of the fossil platypus by Gen Conway. (Supplied: Flinders University Palaeontology Lab) Researchers have discovered 25-million-year-old platypus fossils in outback South Australia, where they are believed to have lived with ancient lungfish,…...
Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (730+ words) Megalibgwilia owenii was an extinct giant echidna that lived during the Ice Age. (Supplied: Museums Victoria/Chris Edser) Researchers have used a fossil found in a Gippsland cave 119 years ago to show that giant echidnas lived in Victoria during the…...
Preserved footprints show Tasmanian tigers in South Australia 120, 000 years ago
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (985+ words) The last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, died in captivity in 1936. (Supplied: NFSA) A palaeontology research team from Flinders University has uncovered a series of ancient footprints along the Eyre Peninsula coastline, indicating thylacines once existed on the South Australian…...
New rock monitor lizard species reveal remarkable evolutionary story
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (634+ words) Stephen Zozaya with Varanus umbra, the newly described orange-headed rock monitor. (Supplied: Stephen Zozaya) Three new species of rock monitor lizards previously unknown to science have been formally described in Far North Queensland. They are the first rock monitors known…...
Hopes 'extremely rare' fossil will unlock answers about evolution of whales
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (13+ words) Australian Broadcasting Corporation...