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Australia (continent)

The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul, Australia–New Guinea, Australinea, Meganesia, or Papualand to distinguish it from the country of Australia, consists of the landmasses located next to Wallacea. The name “Sahul” takes its name from the Sahul Shelf, which is part of the continental shelf of the Australian continent. The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and portions of Indonesia), the Aru Islands, the Ashmore […]

Kadimakara australiensis

Biology, Extinct, Ichthyosaurs, Jurassic Fossils, Marine Reptiles, Mesozoic Marine Life, Paleontology of Australia, Science / Australia, Australian fossils, convergent evolution, Early Jurassic, fossil reptiles, Genus, Gondwana, ichthyosaur, Jurassic marine reptile, Kadimakara australiensis, marine paleontology

Kadimakara australiensis is an extinct species of marine reptile belonging to the clade Ichthyosauria, a group of dolphin-shaped reptiles that inhabited the world’s oceans during the Mesozoic Era. The species is known from fossil material discovered in South Australia and dates to the Early Jurassic period, approximately 190–180 million years ago. Originally assigned to the

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