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Deadly Sea Snakes: Alike But Not The Same
The lethal beaked sea snake is actually two species which separately evolved to give identical snakes.
Earliest Animal With Skeleton Discovered In Australia
The oldest animal with a skeleton has been discovered in South Australia by a team of paleontologists.
New Dolphin Species, Tursiops Australis, Discovered In Victoria, Australia
A new dolphin species has been discovered in Victoria. Its name, the Burrunan dolphin, is an Australian aboriginal word meaning ‘large sea fish of the porpoise kind.'
Fossils From Australia Suggest Primitive Animals Had 20-20 Vision
Palaeontologists have uncovered half-a-billion-year-old fossils of compound eyes, confirming that primitive animals had excellent vision.
