News: paleontology

Exciting discovery in the Flinders Ranges!

Artistic rendering of what scientists believe Quaestio simpsonorum looked like. Credit: Walker Weyland.

We’re thrilled to share that a new prehistoric fossil, Quaestio Simpson Aurum, has been discovered at Nilpena Ediacara National Park, dating back over 500 million years!

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Exciting paleontological discovery

An artist’s rendition of a prehistoric woolly rhinoceros. Benjamin Langlois via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier this summer, gold miners in Siberia stumbled upon a remarkable find: the mummified remains of a woolly rhinoceros, complete with soft tissues and an intact horn! This discovery, made in the Oymyakonsky District of Russia, promises to deepen our understanding of these impressive Ice Age giants.

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