Australian builders doing roadworks have uncovered a rare urban trove
of crocodile and other fossils thought to be around 50 million years
old, officials said Tuesday. The fossils, trapped in a layer of oil shale, were found during
excavation works near Brisbane’s Geebung railway station at a depth of
about 15 metres (49 feet), according to city mayor Graham Quirk.
“The bones have been identified as from ancient crocodiles, as well
as other significant material including fish, freshwater shells and
plant impressions,” said Quirk. Geoscientists
were called in to examine the find, which Queensland Museum chief
executive Suzanne Miller described as “particularly significant”.
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