Tag Archive for 'Namba Formation'

An artist’s impression of fossil platypus and environs circa 25 million years ago. Image credit: Gen Conway, Flinders University Palaeontology Lab.

Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show

Apr 28, 2026 by News Staff

New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis — a larger, tooth-bearing ancestor of...

Life reconstruction of Archaehierax sylvestris. Image credit: Jacob Blokland / Taylor & Francis Online.

Paleontologists Find 25-Million-Year-Old Eagle-Like Bird Fossil in Australia

Sep 28, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of extinct predatory bird has been identified from a fossilized partial skeleton unearthed in South Australia. Life reconstruction...

The swamp skink (Lissolepis coventryi), which is probably the living lizard most similar to Proegernia mikebulli. Image credit: Mark Hutchinson, South Australian Museum & Flinders University.

Fossils of New Skink Species Unearthed in Australia

Feb 18, 2021 by News Staff

A new species of extinct skink that lived during the Oligocene epoch has been identified from the fossilized remains found in South Australia. The swamp...