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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

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Common Fossils of the Sydney Basin
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/common-fossils-of-the-sydney-basin/

The Sydney region, extending from Wollongong to Newcastle and Lithgow, is part of a large geological feature called the Sydney Basin.

Published 08 January 2016

fossil Palaeontology fossils
Freshwater habitats
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/freshwater-habitats/

Freshwater habitats are found throughout the Sydney region.

Published 03 February 2016
1912 - Piltdown Man ‘discovered’ in England.
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/piltdown-man-skull/

1912 - Piltdown Man ‘discovered’ in England.

Published 26 October 2018

skull human evolution
What is a marsupial?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-marsupial/

A marsupial is born in a very incomplete state.

Published 02 November 2018
What is a parasite?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-parasite/

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism, the host, and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.

Published 02 November 2018

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners.

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2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

See nature in a whole new light in this stunning, photographic exhibition, featuring works by some of the world's best nature photographers.

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Unfinished Business

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

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Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

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Minerals

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

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