If albanerpetontids were around today, they’d easily fit in your hand. And although their bones are found all over the world, these unique amphibians eluded experts for a long time.
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Tooth fossils from NSW have confirmed sauropods weren’t exclusive to Queensland. They’re also providing a first look at how these colossal dinosaurs fed from Australia’s land.
A drying climate caused a mass extinction among plants, but paved the way for the ancestors of modern reptiles, mammals, and birds.
Two fossils found in South Africa provide direct evidence of parental care in extinct pre-mammalian ancestors.
Climate and sea level changes over time have led to the disappearance of the true seals, although these mammals still exist in the Antarctic.
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Honorary Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor in Palaeontology, Trinity College Dublin
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Curator of Cenozoic Palaeontology, Research and Exhibitions, Iziko Museums of South Africa; Honorary Research associate Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Reader, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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PhD Candidate in Palaeontology, University of New England
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Senior lecturer, University of New England