These sites include two important fossil sites in Australia, one in Riversleigh of northwest Queensland in the north and the other in Naracoorte of southeastern South Australia in the south. They are listed in the top ten fossil sites in the world and are extremely rich in species and well-preserved.
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(2020). Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte), Australia. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_106
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