Over 100 million years ago, Australia's dinosaurs shared links with South America's due to the continents' connection through ...

Two shinbones provide the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs ("shark-toothed lizards") in Australia. A third shinbone ...

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We still find traces of these animals in ... of platypus and echidna. Large predatory dinosaurs – on the scale of Tyrannosaurus – are notably absent from the Australian fossil record.

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Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle ...

Animal news from Australia tends to be a little crazier than from other parts of the world, such as this unusual sight of a koala that’s escorted from a supermarket. Although this unexpected customer ...

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