15 million-year-old creature — with its last meal inside — is new species in Australia
Brock’s iron shield fish adds to the rich prehistoric history of McGraths Flat, and contributes to its classification as a ...
Queensland's Rain Records: Townsville Faces New Annual High Amidst Flooding
Townsville and many neighboring towns, like Winton—known as Australia’s dinosaur capital—have already exceeded their average annual rainfall. Winton recorded 510mm in 2025 against a typical average of ...
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Dinosaur footprints unknowingly displayed in a high school for 20 years
A large boulder used as decoration in a rural Australian high school’s foyer is actually covered in dinosaur footprints—it just took around 20 years for anyone to notice. After examining the ...
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This rock slab contains prints from 47 dinosaurs. It was on display at a high school.
Australian researchers have found a boulder with one of the country’s highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints, and it turns out it had been on display at a high school. The 66 fossilized ...
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A rock sat in a school for years. Scientists say it’s a fossil jackpot.
For two decades, Australian students walked by the 5-foot-long boulder in their school’s foyer unaware of its significance. When paleontologist Anthony Romilio finally inspected the roughly 200 ...
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‘Unprecedented snapshot’ of Early Jurassic dinosaurs has been hiding in plain sight at a school, scientists say
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A remarkable Early ...
Dozens of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school, scientists say
Dozens of dinosaur footprints embedded in a boulder were found hiding in plain sight at an Australian school, according to researchers.
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Dozens of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school, scientists say
Dozens of dinosaur footprints embedded in a boulder were found hiding in plain sight at a school in Australia, according to researchers. The large rock was excavated from the Callide Basin in ...