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Terrible Lizards of Oz (2004)

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During a palaeontological excavation volunteer Nicola Barton found a remarkable fossil. The tooth contained two roots indicating a mammal. Dr Thomas Rich from Museum Victoria and the School of Geosciences, Monash University declared that it belonged to a mammal, not a dinosaur.

Curator’s notes

by Damien Parer

The excitement of this scientific discovery is well documented by the filmmakers.