Research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology has unveiled a landmark discovery—fossils of the world's ...

Jeffrey Stilwell is an Associate Professor (Adj.) at Monash University and a Research Associate at the Australian Museum. Funding for the amber research has come from Monash University, Australian ...

Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in Australia has reshaped scientists’ understanding of the Cretaceous predator hierarchy, ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered the fossilized remains of a trapdoor spider, the largest to date in the country. The fossilized spider was found near Gulgong, New South Wales, last week by a ...

Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution. Named ...

Scientists in Australia have unearthed the fossil of a new genus of trapdoor spider believed to be anywhere from 11 to 16 million years old. And in addition to being the second largest spider fossil ...

An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

Until about 45,000 years ago, Australia was home to a giant flightless bird called Genyornis newtoni, which was 2 meters tall and weighed up to 230 kilograms. Paleontologists first discovered these so ...