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Our ancestors’ fossils – ancient bones and footprints
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/our-ancestors-fossils-ancient-bones-and-footprints/

Fossils are fascinating reminders of life in ancient times. They can also reveal an amazing amount of information. Fossils have, for example, helped us work out who some of our direct ancestors might be.

Published 14 December 2009
Humans and other Great Apes
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/humans-are-apes-great-apes/

Humans are classified in the sub-group of primates known as the Great Apes.

Published 26 October 2015
John Gould the publisher
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-the-publisher/

John Gould was an immensely successful publisher. Over the course of his lifetime he produced 21 titles, 15 of which were folio sets consisting of 49 volumes containing 2999 unique plates.

Published 10 November 2009
Josef Wolf (1820-1899)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/josef-wolf-1820-1899/

Gould in his later years was reputed to say that 'there was only one man in the world who could do justice to a splendid creature such as a pheasant, and that was Mr Wolf.' (Lambourne, M (1987), John Gould: Bird Man. Osberton Productions, Milton Keynes, p. 105.)

Published 10 November 2009
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

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.

Permanent exhibition
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