Megafauna Fossil Footprints - Behind the News
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Channel: Behind the News · 2017 · Education
Scientists have found hundreds of fossilised footprints on a beach on Kangaroo Island. Some of them belong to ancient megafauna, others, to extinct animals like the Tasmanian Tiger. We visited the scientist's lab to find out what you can actually learn from a really old footprint. TEACHER RESOURCES (yr 6,7 Science) "Students will develop a deeper understanding of Australian megafauna and fossils." http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20170801-megafaunafossilfootprints.pdf BTN STORY PAGE http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4708854.htm RELATED BTN STORY Tassie Tiger http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2252369.htm Weird Fossils http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2364705.htm
