Paleontology in Australia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Paleontology in Australia
The Australian landmass, having separated from the world a long long time ago, meant that most types of fossils found in Australia cannot be found in most other places in the world. These fossils can range from the dinosaur age, all the way to recent megafauna that went extinct only around 80,000. The two sites of Naracoorte and Riversleigh weresospecial, even to the point where they're nowUNESCO World Heritage Site. A third one;Nilpena Ediacara National Park, is on UNESCO's tentative list along with two other national parks in the Flinders Ranges.
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