Donald Rabbitt, 33, was the victim of an horrific workplace incident at Curragh Coal Mine on Sunday. Heartbroken father Robin Rabbitt says it should never have happened. A MACKAY couple holed up on the coronavirus-infected cruise ship Diamond Princess hope to today fly to Darwin where they will face another fortnight of quarantine - but on home soil. Retired Andergrove couple Peter and Linda Giles have spent the past 15 days entertaining themselves as best they can aboard the ship docked at Yokohama in Japan - the last port of call, and the longest for the pair. Next time we might go bush, Mr Giles said from the balcony cabin aboard the cruise ship.
A massive prehistoric crocodile roamed around Queensland, Australia, a few million years ago. Since the skull measured about 65 centimeters long (2.1 feet), researchers were able to estimate that the entire length of its body was more than 5 meters (16.4 feet). Based on its giant size, it would have been a top predator during its time and could have easily preyed upon large marsupials.
The newly discovered species has been called
Paludirex vincenti – “
vincenti” in honor of Geoff Vincent who found the fossilized skull.
The fossil was unearthed close to the town of Chinchilla back in the 1980s and it was researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) who identified the new species of prehistoric crocodile. In fact, the skull was displayed at the Queensland Museum for numerous years prior to being donated to the Chinchilla Museum in 2011. (A picture of some of the skull bones can be seen here.)
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12-22-2020
By
Earth.com staff writer
A few million years ago, a massive crocodile measuring more than five meters long dominated the waterways of southeast Queensland. The “swamp king” has been identified by experts at the University of Queensland based on their analysis of fossils that were uncovered in the 1980s.
According to study lead author and PhD candidate Jorgo Ristevski, the researchers named the species
Paludirex vincenti after Geoff Vincent, who discovered the giant fossilized skull near the town of Chinchilla.
“In Latin, ‘Paludirex’ means ‘swamp king,’ and ‘vincenti’ honors the late Mr. Vincent,” said Ristevski. “For several years the fossilized skull was on display in the Queensland Museum, before it was donated to the Chinchilla Museum in 2011.”
Mysterious Furry Sea Creature Washes Ashore, Baffles Beachgoers
12/22/20 AT 8:10 AM
A mysterious sea creature washed up on the shores of an Edinburgh beach in Scotland, leaving people baffled about its identity.
A Facebook user posted a photo of the furry creature on a local foraging group, asking people if they could help identify it. We found a couple of these strange creatures washed up at Granton beach. Out of curiosity rather than culinary interest (we put them back in the sea) - Does anyone know what they are? the Edinburgh local wrote.
However, it was not mentioned when the creature was spotted on the beach.