Rusty Ferricrete Fossils Unveil Ultra-Detailed Miocene Life at McGraths Flat

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Rusty Ferricrete Fossils Unveil Ultra-Detailed Miocene Life at McGraths Flat
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An 11–16 million-year-old ferricrete deposit at McGraths Flat in New South Wales preserves exceptionally detailed terrestrial fossils in goethite, challenging the notion that such exceptional preservation only occurs in shale or sandstone and offering a new pathway to locate iron-based fossil beds.

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