European Knight
09-24-2015, 01:44 PM
Giant killer lizards roamed Australia during the last Ice Age: Fossil is the first evidence these predators lived alongside Aborigines
Researchers found the 1cm bone inside a cave near Rockhampton
It is said to be the earliest record of a giant lizard on the entire continent
Radiocarbon dating suggests this bone is around 50,000 years old
This timeframe coincides with the arrival of the first Aboriginal inhabitants
When the first humans arrived in Australia during the last Ice Age they would have been met by predator lizards measuring up to a staggering 20ft (6 metre) long, fossils have revealed.
Researchers have found a tiny bone inside a cave near Rockhampton that is said to be the earliest record of a giant lizard on the entire continent.
Radiocarbon dating suggests this bone is around 50,000 years old, which coincides with the arrival of Australia's first Aboriginal inhabitants.
Read more: Giant killer lizards roamed Australia alongside Aborigines during the last Ice Age | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3247338/Giant-killer-lizards-roamed-Australia-Ice-Age-Fossil-evidence-predators-lived-alongside-Aborigines.html)
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Researchers found the 1cm bone inside a cave near Rockhampton
It is said to be the earliest record of a giant lizard on the entire continent
Radiocarbon dating suggests this bone is around 50,000 years old
This timeframe coincides with the arrival of the first Aboriginal inhabitants
When the first humans arrived in Australia during the last Ice Age they would have been met by predator lizards measuring up to a staggering 20ft (6 metre) long, fossils have revealed.
Researchers have found a tiny bone inside a cave near Rockhampton that is said to be the earliest record of a giant lizard on the entire continent.
Radiocarbon dating suggests this bone is around 50,000 years old, which coincides with the arrival of Australia's first Aboriginal inhabitants.
Read more: Giant killer lizards roamed Australia alongside Aborigines during the last Ice Age | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3247338/Giant-killer-lizards-roamed-Australia-Ice-Age-Fossil-evidence-predators-lived-alongside-Aborigines.html)
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