55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
by Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment an from Environment | The Guardian on (#71CSN)
Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia
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Scientists have identified what are believed to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia, unearthed in a grazier's back yard in regional Queensland.
The 55m-year-old eggshells - found at a fossil deposit in Murgon, approximately 270km north-west of Brisbane - likely belong to a group of extinct crocodiles known as mekosuchines, new research suggests.
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