The arid deserts and shrublands in Australia weren't always that way, according to a newly discovered and well-preserved fossil site. Fossilized spiders, insects, leaves and fish are revealing details about Australia's once-abundant rainforest ecosystems.
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The arid deserts and shrublands in Australia weren't always that way, according to a newly discovered and extraordinarily well-preserved fossil site in New South Wales. The fossilized spiders, cicadas, wasps, plants and fish, which date back to between 11 million and 16 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch, are painting a vivid picture of Australia's once abundant rainforest ecosystems. "It is an extremely important fossil site.
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