Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million ...

Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...

An extraordinary fossil bed in the arid grasslands of the Australian continent, called McGraths Flat, really is ...

Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only one species, the short-beaked echidna, which can be found throughout the ...

Brock’s iron shield fish adds to the rich prehistoric history of McGraths Flat, and contributes to its classification as a ...

One thousand will be given to the National Museum of Australia – part-donated and part-acquired – and the rest will be ...

A decades-long dream is a step closer to reality in Melbourne's west with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of ...

Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...

Screengrab from Australia Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a femur bone may help paleontologists determine how tall a dinosaur once was, or a curved ...