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What are fossils?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/The word ‘palaeontology’ refers to the study of ancient life. It is derived from the Greek words palaios (ancient) and logos (study). Fossils form the basis of this science.
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Earth science
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.
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Bats, birds and bones: a view to a kill
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/bats-birds-and-bones-a-view-to-a-kill/Songbird fossils from Queensland reveal the diet of an ancient population of the carnivorous Ghost Bat.
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Investigating the Winton Trackway
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/winton-trackway-poster/Become a palaeontologist and investigate fossilised dinosaur footprints.
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The evolution of the platypus
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/platypus-evolution/Learn about the different platypus fossils that have been discovered in Australia and South America and compare their features.
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Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family unit: Primary
https://australian.museum/get-involved/services/touring-exhibits/touring-exhibition-tyrannosaurs/tyrannosaurs-primary/Follow our Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family learning unit to deepen your knowledge and understanding of tyrannosaurs. This exhibition has now ended and is currently touring the world.
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Fossils in Canowindra, NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/canowindra/The Canowindra fossil fauna is a very rich Late Devonian fish fauna and is listed as part of Australia's National Heritage.
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Fossils in Grenfell, NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/grenfell/The Grenfell fossil fauna represents the youngest Devonian locality in New South Wales, and includes a wide variety of placoderm, acanthodian and sarcopterygian fishes.
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Fossils in Alcoota, NT
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/alcoota/The grass-covered plains at Alcoota Station form a thin veneer over an enormous bed of fossil bones that are around eight million years old.
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Fossils in Naracoorte, SA
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/naracoorte/Pleistocene fossil vertebrate deposits of Victoria Fossil Cave at Naracoorte are considered to be Australia's largest and best preserved.
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