Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight
By Donna Lu
A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/owens-giant-echidna-fossil-victoria
#Mammals #Fossils #Palaeontology #Science #Victoria #Australianews #Environment #DonnaLu
Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
By Jack Colantuono
A fossil hidden in a museum collection for 119 years has revealed giant echidnas once roamed Victoria's east, filling a major gap in Australia's prehistoric record.
Currently reading the excellent "In Search of Sea Dragons" written by debut author Matthew Myerscough and published by Seren Books.
It documents the author's fascination and obsession with collecting marine reptile fossils around the coast of England.
Entertaining and enlightening, it charts the personal journey of Matthew from a near death experience to becoming a highly respected fossil hunter helping to uncover remarkable marine reptile specimens.
Embryo fossil…oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs
“Our ability to identify the fossil egg adds to our understanding of the origin of mammalian reproductive biology and lactation, and the survival strategy of Lystrosaurus”
#Science #Fossils #ReproBio #paleontology
This week’s Fossil Friday is a pair of enamelled gar scales. Gars are ray-finned fish whose bodies are covered in tough, often shiny scales; the enamelled surface helps protect them and gives many specimens a distinctive look in the field and in collections.
These scales were collected from Red Rock Coulee in 2006 by Hope Johnson. They are catalogued as APS2006.050.
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fossilfriday #fish #alberta
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