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bijoux-et-mineraux:Opalized Wooden – Australia
bijoux-et-mineraux: Opalized Wooden – Australia Geology Nerd
New species of extinct marsupial lion discovered in Australia
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of marsupial lion which has been extinct for at least 19 million years. The findings are based on fossilized remains of the animal’s skull, teeth, and humerus (upper arm bone) … Continue reading
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bijoux-et-mineraux:Yowah Opal – Queensland, Australia
bijoux-et-mineraux: Yowah Opal – Queensland, Australia Geology Nerd
300 million-year-old ‘modern’ beetle from Australia reconstructed
He’s Australian, around half a centimeter long, fairly nondescript, 300 million years old — and he’s currently causing astonishment among both entomologists and palaeontologists. The discovery of a beetle from the late Permian period is throwing a completely new light … Continue reading
bijoux-et-mineraux:Atacamite – Mount Gunson, Australia
bijoux-et-mineraux: Atacamite – Mount Gunson, Australia Geology Nerd
Climate change helped kill off tremendous-sized Ice Age animals in Australia
During the final Ice Age, Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea shaped a single landmass, referred to as Sahul. It was a wierd and sometimes hostile place populated by a weird forged of big animals. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Small earthquakes could help warn of the next big quake in Australia
Earthquake activity in our region since 1973, showing small clusters of seismically active regions near Perth, Adelaide and the east coast. Credit: Solomon Buckman, Author provided Small earthquakes can point to a region where larger, destructive and potentially deadly quakes … Continue reading
New dinosaur species Savannasaurus discovered in Australia
Savannasaurus elliottorum.Credit: Reconstruction by Travis R. Tischler / © Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Scientists discover giant new dinosaur which would have been biggest EVER to walk the earth The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum today announced … Continue reading
Australia is Drifting so fast GPS can’t keep up
Australia’s shifting land mass causes a stir down under as tectonic plates send it north Australia’s shifting land mass causes a stir down under as tectonic plates send it north Australia is not quite where you think it is. The … Continue reading
Making waves?the tsunami risk in Australia
The offshore tsunami hazard for Australia (for a one in 1,000 year hazard). Warmer colours indicate greater hazard. Credit Google modified by Geoscience Australia Australians are well versed in the homegrown natural hazards that we encounter every year, from bushfires … Continue reading