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Scott family papers
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/scott-sisters/scott-family-papers/In 1884 the Australian Museum purchased a remarkable collection of papers of the Alexander Walker Scott family.
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Ecology Of The Pelagic Larvae Of Coral Reef Fishes
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ecology-of-the-pelagic-larvae-of-coral-reef-fishes/In common with many marine animals, fishes that live on coral reefs have a two-part life history: a relatively sedentary adult phase on the reef, and a potentially very mobile pelagic larval phase in open water.
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Defining death
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/defining-death/There are three main ways that death can be defined: legally, culturally or clinically. Find out what criteria are used to determine the moment of death.
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Ganoid scales
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ganoid-scales/Ganoid scales are found in fishes such as the bichirs (Polypteridae), Bowfin (Amia calva), paddlefishes (Polyodontidae), gars (Lepisosteidae), and sturgeons (Acipenseridae).
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Placoid scales
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/placoid-scales/Placoid scales are found in sharks and rays, and can vary greatly in external appearance.
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Fossils in Riversleigh, QLD
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/riversleigh/Fossil fauna from the Riversleigh site have altered our understanding about Australia's mid-Cainozoic vertebrate diversity.
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Dating dinosaurs and other fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/dating-dinosaurs-and-other-fossils/Fossils themselves, and the sedimentary rocks they are found in, are very difficult to date directly.
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Predator and prey: The Winton Trackway
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/predator-and-prey-the-winton-trackway/We can never witness the awesome reality of a dinosaur stalking and attacking its prey. However, one fossil trackway near Winton in Queensland gives us the rare opportunity to reconstruct such a moment, to 're-live' the movement, reactions, fear and panic.
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Herbivore teeth and diet
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/plant-eating-dinosaurs/Plant-eating dinosaurs dominated the landscape, far outnumbering their carnivorous counterparts. From fancy headgear and armour, to herding and enormous size, their extreme appearances and innovative survival strategies are unrivalled in the animal kingdom.
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Fish FAQ - Can fishes change sex?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-faq-can-fishes-change-sex/Bizarre as it might sound, sex change is quite common in the fish world.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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