Palaeontology

The first reported fossilised stomach contents from a sauropod, belonging to a Diamantinasaurus that lived 95 million years ago, has confirmed a long-held theory of herbivorous behaviour.

Fossil footprints found in Victoria by amateur palaeontologists have pushed back our understanding of when an early relative of most land-based creatures first evolved.

A study of a 100-million-year-old bone suggests the ancient relative of the echidna and the platypus was semiaquatic — and echidnas moved back to the land from the water as they evolved.

A new peer-reviewed study has found that, unlike modern kangaroos, the extinct marsupial megafauna Protemnodon were less mobile, which they believe, along with a change in climate, led to their extinction.

An analysis of a jawbone found off the Taiwanese coast reveals it belonged to a Denisovan, a mysterious human species that contributed some genetic material to Indigenous Australians and people living in Asia today.

Scientists say the Duonychus is like a "giant feathered sloth" with "big, sharp and nasty claws".

The serendipitous discovery of an exquisitely preserved fossil near Gulgong in NSW provides a glimpse into the evolution of Australian fish around 15 million years ago when the area was a tropical lake.

Bone fragments discovered in Spanish cave are putting a face to the earliest ancient humans to arrive in Western Europe, more than a million years ago.

The Munro Karst system in South Australia's south-east could be 2 million years old and may contain rare fossils.

A 13-million-year-old species of turtle has been discovered after its fossil sat in a display case at an NT museum for decades. An expert says there could be countless more undiscovered animal fossils in their collection.

Researchers say the 166-million-year-old fossilised footprints could be one of the world's biggest dinosaur track sites.

A complete replica skeleton of Australia's largest mammalian predator can now be seen pouncing at tourists visiting South Australia's World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves.

The giant stegosaurus fossil, dubbed "Apex", is 3.3 metres tall and 8.2 metres nose to tail and is one of the most complete fossils of this type of dinosaur in existence.

Newly discovered fossil footprints indicate two different ancient human relatives walked upright around a muddy lake in Kenya.

Using hundreds of samples of fossilised faeces, vomit and intestinal contents, alongside bones and footprints, researchers traced the rise of the dinosaurs over millions of years.

Is your shark knowledge a bit … fishy? Let's find out how well you know these impressive ocean predators.

Researchers have discovered the oldest-known tadpole reported to date, a fossil from 161 million years ago found in Argentina. The discovery sheds light on the evolution of frogs and toads.

Ask any Brisbane child of the 1990s and earlier what their memories of the Queensland Museum are and they might start talking about this giant lizard. 

The "fragmentary skeleton" found in north-western Venezuela showed deep bite marks around the snout.

When a UK palaeontologist examined rocks collected from rural west England in the 1990s, he found something unexpected: a tiny fossil with a perfectly preserved penis.