Remarkable fossil discovery offers a peek into Australia’s ancient past – video

Palaeontologists from the Australian Museum have made a remarkable discovery outside of a small town in New South Wales, Australia. Encased in the hard brown rocks of McGrath's Flat are the inhabitants of a rainforest that existed about 15 million years ago.

Thousands of fossils have been revealed - from flowering plants to fruits and seeds, insects, spiders, pollen and fish