Ancient eggshells and new research sheds new light on crocodiles

12/11/2025 5 min
Ancient eggshells and new research sheds new light on crocodiles

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A new discovery has found crocodiles may have been hunting in the forests of modern Queensland up to 55 million years ago - a lot longer ago than previously thought.Meanwhile an international team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia - including researchers from the University of NSW - has released a report on the discovery of the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia.Guest: Professor Mike Archer, Palaeontologist at the University of NSWProducer: Rob Kelly

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