Dr Karen Black. |
Dr Karen Black honouredBy Phil Creaser A key member of the Riversleigh research team, Dr Karen Black, has received the 2012 Dorothy Hill Award for research in the Earth Sciences by the Australian Academy of Science. Dr Black has studied a range of marsupial fossils including the giant herbivore Nimbadon. She has also recently published a paper on a fossil koala from Riversleigh. Links: |
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Main research program: Cape York amberFragments of precious amber found on the remote beaches of Cape York contain the remains of plants and tiny animals millions of years old. Main research program: RiversleighThe rocks at Riversleigh are rich in well-preserved fossil remains of the ancestors of the modern Australian fauna and entirely new kinds of animals previously unknown to science. Main research program: Lightning RidgeDeposits at Lightning Ridge in northern New South Wales yield some of the rarest, most beautiful and valuable fossils in the world. |