Riversleigh
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Riversleigh is a renowned fossil site in northwestern Queensland, Australia, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of ancient mammals and other vertebrates that illuminate the continent’s evolutionary history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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fossil site ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Naracoorte Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Michael Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemReconstruction |
ancient freshwater systems
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ancient rainforest environments ⓘ |
| fossilType |
amphibians
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birds ⓘ fish ⓘ mammals ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
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Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Oligocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| globalRanking | one of the world’s most important fossil mammal sites ⓘ |
| heritageListingYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cenozoic mammal fossils
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exceptionally well-preserved fossils ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Queensland ⓘ northwestern Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementAuthority | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Mount Isa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFossilGroups |
bats
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birds ⓘ marsupials ⓘ monotremes ⓘ |
| paleontologicalImportance | one of the richest Cenozoic fossil sites in the world ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationQuality | exceptional ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | World Heritage property ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
evolutionary biology
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paleontology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| scientificOutput | source of numerous scientific publications ⓘ |
| significance |
illuminates the evolutionary history of Australian mammals
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provides key evidence for the evolution of Australia’s unique fauna ⓘ |
| timeSpanDocumented | approximately 25 million years of evolutionary history ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
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(viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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