It's no surprise that such a large spider fossil was found in Australia because the country is known for having some ...

Unlike traditional fossils found on land ... supercontinent called Gondwana. Australia had a warm and moist climate, and forests teeming with insects, arachnids and other creatures.

Over 100 million years ago, Australia's dinosaurs shared links with South America's due to the continents' connection through Antarctica. Fossils reveal the presence of distinct theropods such as ...

It was discovered at the McGraths Flat fossil site near Gulgong in NSW. “This discovery opens new avenues for understanding the evolutionary history of Australia’s freshwater fish species and ...

Jochen Brocks from the Australian National University (ANU), who played a key role in its discovery, according to a news release of the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. The fossil of the ...

Lead author Matthew McCurry, a palaeontologist at the Australian Museum and the University of New South Wales, said it was exciting to see a fossil site where soft tissues were preserved.

Scientists in Australia have found 15-million-year-old fossil fish so well preserved that the researchers were able to tell what the animals ate before dying. As reported by the Australian ...