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How do fossils form?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/how-do-fossils-form/For a plant or animal to become a fossil, a series of events must occur...
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What are conodonts?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/what-are-conodonts/What conodonts were remained a mystery for many years. These microfossils were variously thought to belong to annelid worms, arthropods, molluscs, chaetognaths (marine worms), fish (as teeth), and even plants. The discovery of an articulated 'conodont animal' was a significant breakthrough.
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Preparing fossils, reconstructing the past
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/preparing-fossils-reconstructing-the-past/The very early stages of piecing together the animals and plants of the past involve removing their fossils from the rock and preserving them for study.
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Dating dinosaurs and other fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/dating-dinosaurs-and-other-fossils/Fossils themselves, and the sedimentary rocks they are found in, are very difficult to date directly.
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How are fossils found and excavated?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/how-are-fossils-found/Finding fossils is a combination of hard work, chance and knowing where to look! Fossils are mostly found where sedimentary rocks of the right age are exposed, such as river valleys, cliffs and hillsides, and human-made exposures such as quarries and road cuttings.
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What are fossils?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/The word ‘palaeontology’ refers to the study of ancient life. It is derived from the Greek words palaios (ancient) and logos (study). Fossils form the basis of this science.
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What are some Australian dinosaurs?
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/australian-dinosaurs/Download a series of posters and learn about the dinosaurs that once roamed Australia.
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Learn how to classify rocks
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/rock-classification/Can you tell the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Use this series of posters to learn how to classify rocks and tell the difference between them!
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Learn how to classify fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/fossil-classification/Learn the difference between impression, mineralised and trace fossils and begin to classify your specimens.
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Barka: The Forgotten River
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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea
Opening 9 June 2023, featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.
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