Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more)

Michael FreseAround 15 million years ago, Australia was once a lush rainforest. An ancient river meandered in the southeast, gradually carving out a lake from one of the river bends. Carcasses of fish and other inhabitants were often washed into the pool, perhaps when the river flooded, but the oxygen-starved waters thwarted riverine scavengers from reaching these easy meals.

“We can see into these ecosystems like never before,” co-lead author on the study and paleontologist Matthew McCurry of the Australian Museum Research Institute tells. His team’s study provides a glimpse into the complex lifeforms crawling, swimming, buzzing, or photosynthesizing—flourishing in a bygone jungle of a bygone era.

Yeast-like fungi, as depicted here when viewed under the electron microscope, were also found at the site. Credit: Michael Frese

Horsefly

Can we tweet this to our religious friend who believe the earth is only a few thousand years old Stunning find!

JimOfficious Beautiful colors in those fossils!

Wow! Wasp, Hornet, Bird? Facinating.

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