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"Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much
farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle,
separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.
This was the Early Cretaceous, and lush forests filled with dinosaurs dominated
the landscape. We still find traces of these animals in Victoria’s fossil
record.
Most of the dinosaur fossils found in Victoria belong to small plant-eaters
called ornithopods. But there are also a few theropod fossils — a diverse group
that includes all known carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as modern birds.
More than 250 theropod bones have been found in the Victorian Cretaceous. In
the palaeontology collections of Museums Victoria, we have now identified five
theropod fossils of particular importance. Our work on these bones has been
published today in the
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
