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‘These weird crocs were all over the place’: Australia’s oldest crocodile eggshells unearthed in Queensland back yard

todayNovember 11, 2025

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New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed ‘drop crocs’ for theory they climbed trees to hunt

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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Source: www.theguardian.com

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