An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Researchers ...

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A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia’s most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, ...

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