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The most common fossil at the site are of crocodiles and giant trionychidae turtles which have become extinct in Australia. [4] Fossils from Murgon include the world's oldest songbirds , the oldest Australian marsupials , and the only fossils of leiopelmatid frogs outside of the Saint Bathans Fauna .
Jurassic Coast – World Heritage Site on the coast of southern England; Lagerstätte – Sedimentary deposit with well-preserved extraordinary fossils; Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units; List of fossil parks around the world – Following is a list of protected areas where fossils are preserved, known as fossil parks
The location of the state of Florida. Paleontology in Florida refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Florida. Florida has a very rich fossil record spanning from the Eocene to recent times. Florida fossils are often very well preserved. [1] The oldest known fossils in Florida date back ...
A living Apalone ferox, or Florida softshell turtle †Florida †Florida caerulea †Floridaceras †Floridachoerus †Floridatragulus; Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature; Fossaria †Fossaria cubensis; Fossarus; Fragum; Fulgurofusus; Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk ...
The Talbragar fossil site is a paleontological site of Late Jurassic age in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. It lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the town of Gulgong, and 300 kilometres (190 mi) north-west of Sydney. The site has been known for over a century during which it has been extensively excavated to the ...
The fossil was first uncovered in 1984 by the late Nicholas Hotton III, a museum paleontologist who had excavated fossils from the Red Beds in Texas, an area known to be rich in Permian-age remains.
Toggle Australia subsection. 3.1 Australia. ... known as fossil parks or fossil reserves, worldwide by country. ... Florida Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State ...
The oldest-known frog fossils date to even earlier. Scientists in Argentina have discovered excellently preserved fossil remains of the oldest-known tadpole, the larval stage of a large frog ...