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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.

Published 03 December 2009

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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.

Published 28 March 2012

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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.

Published 26 October 2015

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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.

Published 10 November 2018

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The living dinosaurs
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/the-living-dinosaurs/

Be afraid. One day your pet budgie or that marauding cockatoo may recall the more "primitive" instincts of their relatives. Be very, very afraid - these relatives include T. rex and Velociraptor! Birds are actually specialised theropod dinosaurs.

Published 19 March 2020

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Australia over time
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/

Learn about our evolving landscape, Australian megafauna and other extinct animals and how we use fossils to relate the animals of the past with those of today.

Published 11 October 2018

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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.

Published 22 March 2012

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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.

Published 20 March 2012

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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

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What are trilobites?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/what-are-trilobites/

Trilobites are an extinct group of arthropods (jointed-legged animals) known from more than 10,000 fossil species.

Published 26 March 2013

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Barka: The Forgotten River

Meet <i>Barka: The Forgotten River</i> in this new First Nations exhibition developed by Uncle Badger Bates and Justine Muller with the Barkandji community.

Special exhibition
Now on until 23 July 2023

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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea

Witness the beauty and diversity of cultural decoration and body adornment from Papua New Guinea in this special exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

Featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

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Burra

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

Permanent education space
Open daily

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