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55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’

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Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia

Scientists have identified what are believed to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia, unearthed in a grazier’s back yard in regional Queensland.

The 55m-year-old eggshells – found at a fossil deposit in Murgon, approximately 270km north-west of Brisbane – likely belong to a group of extinct crocodiles known as mekosuchines, new research suggests.

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