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We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to light

  • Written by: Tim Ziegler, Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to lightThe fossil skeleton in a secluded alcove of the cave.Rob French/Museums Victoria

Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil?

On a two-year retrieval mission of nearly 60 hours in an underground cave, we met our limits – and...

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