“Fossil Discovery Reveals New Amphibian Species in Sydney Basin”

A previously unidentified fossil, which was discovered on a chicken farm in Australia thirty years ago, has been determined to belong to a completely new species. Paleontologists have identified the fossil as a type of Triassic amphibian that lived in the freshwater streams of the Sydney basin approximately 240 million years ago. Professor Lachlan Hart, who first encountered the fossil as a twelve-year-old and is now a PhD student at UNSW, is part of the research team that has successfully identified the new species. Hart discusses the discovery in an interview with Jesse.

After thirty years, a fossil that was discovered on an Australian chicken farm has been officially identified as a new species. The fossil, believed to be from a Triassic amphibian, inhabited the freshwater streams of the Sydney basin around 240 million years ago. Professor Lachlan Hart, who first encountered the fossil as a child and is now a PhD student at UNSW, is part of the research team that has successfully determined the fossil’s species. In an interview with Jesse, Hart discusses the significance of the discovery.