#Latest news with #amateurfossilhuntersABC News17-05-2025ScienceABC NewsCitizen scientists score major fossil find in VictoriaA group of amateur fossil hunters in Victoria has uncovered fossilised tracks left in a slab of mud, which have been dated to 365 million years ago, 35-40 million years older than the previously oldest known evidence of trackways or skeletal remains of an early reptile. The trackway was found in the Snowy Plains Formation in the Mansfield area of Victoria and was left by a goanna-like creature with claws. Palaeontologist John Long describes the find as another great step in evolution traced to Australia - a stunning world first of great significance. Guest John Long Professor of Palaeontology Flinders University Adelaide SA Presenter Robyn Williams Producer David Fisher
ABC News17-05-2025ScienceABC NewsCitizen scientists score major fossil find in VictoriaA group of amateur fossil hunters in Victoria has uncovered fossilised tracks left in a slab of mud, which have been dated to 365 million years ago, 35-40 million years older than the previously oldest known evidence of trackways or skeletal remains of an early reptile. The trackway was found in the Snowy Plains Formation in the Mansfield area of Victoria and was left by a goanna-like creature with claws. Palaeontologist John Long describes the find as another great step in evolution traced to Australia - a stunning world first of great significance. Guest John Long Professor of Palaeontology Flinders University Adelaide SA Presenter Robyn Williams Producer David Fisher
17-05-2025
