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William Matthew Hart (1830-1908)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/william-matthew-hart-1830-1908/

William Hart had a predilection for intense colours, an attribute that would have pleased Gould. Though he commenced medical training, Hart was forced to abandon his studies due to lack of finance. He then turned to making his living as a colourer.

Published 10 November 2009
John Gould the artist
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-the-artist/

As an artist, John Gould's skills were limited.

Published 11 December 2009
John Gould - the age of collecting
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/the-age-of-collecting/

Learn more about how historical context shaped Gould's success in the field of natural history.

Published 10 November 2009

John Gould collections
Fossils in Talbragar, NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/talbragar/

Talbragar is a well-known fossil site in Australia and contains one of the most significant Jurassic terrestrial fossil deposits in Australia. It is also the only Jurassic fish site found in New South Wales.

Published 20 March 2012

fossil Palaeontology fossils NSW
Fossils in Murgon, QLD
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/murgon/

Murgon is significant as the only site in Australia that records a diverse vertebrate fauna dating from the early Tertiary Period (55 million years ago), approximately ten million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Published 22 March 2012

fossil Palaeontology fossils
The Jurassic Period (201 - 145 million years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-jurassic-period-201-145-million-years-ago/

The Jurassic was warm and wet with flourishing plant life supporting a diverse fauna.

Published 12 November 2013
The Mesozoic Era (252 - 66 million years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-mesozoic-era/

The Mesozoic Era spanned 252 to 66 million years ago. Australia in the Mesozoic was nothing like it is today. It did not exist as a separate landmass, its position on the globe was much further south and the climate and plants were very different.

Published 12 November 2013
The late Miocene Epoch (10.4-5 million years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-late-miocene-epoch/

The late Miocene was a time of global drying and cooling. As ice rapidly accumulated at the poles, sea-levels fell, rainfall decreased and rainforests retreated. Many plant and animal groups died out and other forms, better adapted to a drying world, took their place.

Published 09 July 2009

Miocene
The Eocene Epoch (56-33.9 million years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-eocene-epoch/

By the beginning of the Eocene, Gondwana had almost split apart, but Australia, Antarctica and South America remained joined. The Antarctic portion of Gondwana straddled the South Pole but because the global climate was warmer it was free of ice and snow.

Published 09 July 2009
Types of metamorphism
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/types-of-metamorphism/

There are several different types of metamorphism, including dynamic, contact, regional, and retrogressive metamorphism, that form and shape rocks.

Published 11 February 2009

geological processes geoscience earth sciences Earth and Environmental Science geology

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
Opening Saturday 10 May

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

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