@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which is between 11–16 million years old. The findings on this new genus of spider […]
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WFS News: Large fossil spider found in Australia
September 25th, 2023 
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No Comments »WFS News:Wakaleo schouteni,New species of extinct marsupial lion
December 9th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of marsupial lion which has been extinct for at least 19 million years. The findings, published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, are based on fossilised remains of the animal’s skull, teeth, and humerus (upper arm bone) found […]
New Mid-Cretaceous (Latest Albian) Dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia
February 1st, 2014 Riffin Background Australia’s dinosaurian fossil record is exceptionally poor compared to that of other similar-sized continents. Most taxa are known from fragmentary isolated remains with uncertain taxonomic and phylogenetic placement. A better understanding of the Australian dinosaurian record is crucial to understanding the global palaeobiogeography of dinosaurian groups, including groups previously considered to have had Gondwanan […]
