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Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique snapshot of a time when rainforests carpeted the now mostly-arid continent. <br/>Scientists found thousands of preserved plants, spiders and insects dating to the Miocene Epoch.
Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique snapshot of a time when rainforests carpeted the now mostly-arid continent. <br/>Scientists found thousands of preserved plants, spiders and insects dating to the Miocene Epoch.
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