Colourful opal fossils point to a diverse group of giant dinosaurs that shared Australia's terrain
- Written by Timothy Frauenfelder, PhD Candidate in Palaeontology, University of New England
North-central New South Wales today is known for its arid, drought-prone climate. During the Cretaceous period, however, it was a lush coastal floodplain with a high diversity of vertebrates including dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and soaring pterosaurs.
Australian landscapes during the Cretaceous Period would have been much unlike today’s.Ka...




