EULO, Australia — In a corner of outback Australia known mostly for mining and farming, the bones of extinct creatures are an unusual new harvest
This sparsely populated region of southwest Queensland, covered millions of years ago by a vast inland sea, was once trod by dinosaurs and marsupials the size of minivans. In recent years, the bones of these creatures have begun to be unearthed.
In a place where properties are so large cattle are mustered with helicopters, the discovery of fossils is more than a curiosity. They have the potential to attract tourists to a region where the rural economy is crumbling as the drought continues and the mining boom ends. Read more…
