New Australian fossil lizard unearthed

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 February New Australian fossil lizard unearthed New Australian fossil lizard unearthed 17/02/2021 | 3 MINS A remote expedition to a large salt lake in South Australia has unearthed the fossils of a tiny new species of skink, pronounced AustraliaΓÇÖs oldest at 25 million years old. Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, Flinders University and the South Australian Museum made the discovery in 2017 at a rich fossil site, seven hours drive north of Adelaide. The new species, an ancestor of the bluetongue lizard, was unveiled today in Royal SocietyΓÇÖs Open Scienceand officially named Proegernia mikebulli in honour of the late Flinders University lizard researcher Professor Mike Bull. Following the crusted shoreline of the salt lake, the team sifted through a cross section of sediments where fossil excavations of the ancestors of wombats had been previously unearthed. Remains of prehistoric fish, platypus, dolphins and crocodilians had also been found nearby. ΓÇ£The significance of this site containing the ancestors of AustraliaΓÇÖ

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 February New Australian fossil lizard unearthed New Australian fossil lizard unearthed 17/02/2021 | 3 MINS A remote expedition to a large salt lake in South Australia has unearthed the fossils of a tiny new species of skink, pronounced AustraliaΓÇÖs oldest at 25 million years old.

Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, Flinders University and the South Australian Museum made the discovery in 2017 at a rich fossil site, seven hours drive north of Adelaide.

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