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This fossil is called Dickinsonia from the Ediacaran Period that was from 635 to 541 million years ago. Our palaeontologists research these Ediacaran Biota, the first multicellular life on Earth, from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
This fossil is a species of Trilobite called Redlichia that lived in the Cambrian Period around 514 million years ago. Our palaeontologists research these early Arthropods and other fossils from the Emu Bay Shale on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and from other places around the world.
This fossil is a Eucalyptus pollen grain that like many other microfossil can be preserved in sediment in lakes and caves. Our palaeontologists research these microfossils from sediment cores to investigate what the climate and environment was like in the past. They have worked on sediment cores from lakes in North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, lakes in Eastern Australia, and the Naracoorte Caves
This fossil is a frond of a Bracken Fern that is native to Australia. Plant fossils like these are preserved in many different ways , like in sediment or rock. Australia has a long fossil history of plant remains. Our palaeontologists research many aspect of plant fossils including ancient plant communities, evolution, and about past climates.
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This fossil is the skull of a Thylacoleo , a large marsupial predator that formed part of Australia's ancient megafauna community that became extinct around 45,000 years ago. Our palaeontologists research many aspects around vertebrate fossils including megafauna, and smaller animals from the Naracoorte Caves in South Australia, and many other places.