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Do we know how some early human ancestors died?
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/how-do-we-know-how-they-died/The bones of some ancient individuals can tell us how their owners died. Some individuals had diseases that can be seen from the structure of their bones or teeth. Some had physical injuries that produce unique types of damage.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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