Th? sk?l?t?n ?? ? ?i?nt 100-milli?n-????-?l? m??in? ???til? h?s ???n ???n? in A?st??li?, ??isin? h???s ??? ??s???ch??s t? ?nc?v?? im???t?nt ?vi??nc? ?? ???hist??ic li??.

Th? ??m?ins ?? th? 6m-t?ll ???n? l?n?-n?ck?? ?l?i?s???, ?ls? kn?wn ?s ?n ?l?ms????s, w??? ???n? ?? ?m?t??? ??ssil h?nt??s ?n ? c?ttl? st?ti?n in Q???nsl?n? l?st A???st.

Th? ?l?sm?s???s, which w??? 8 t? 10 m?t??s l?n?, liv?? in th? E??m??? S??, which c?v???? l???? ???ts ?? th? A?st??li?n inl?n? with 50-m?t??-???? w?t?? ????t 150 milli?n ????s ???.

Es??n Kn?ts?n, s?ni?? c???t?? ?? ??l???nt?l??? ?t th? Q???nsl?n? M?s??m, lik?n?? th? ?isc?v??? t? th?t ?? th? R?s?tt? St?n? – it h?l??? ?x???ts ??ci?h?? th? hi????l??hs.

“W? h?v? n?v?? ???n? ? ???? ?n? ? h???, ?n? this m?? ?? k?? t? th? ??t??? ?? ??s???ch in th? ?i?l?,” h? s?i?, ???in? th?t ??l??nt?l??ists m?? ??in m??? s??st?nti?l kn?wl???? ????t th? ??i?in, ?v?l?ti?n ?n? ?c?l??? ?? th? C??t?c???s ???i?? in th? ???i?n.

“B?c??s? th? n?ck ?? ?l?i?s???s m??? ?? 2/3 ?? th?m, th? h??? ??t?n s?????t?? ???m th? ???? ??t?? th?? ?i??, which m??? th? ?isc?v??? ?? ?n int?ct ??ssil v??? ?i??ic?lt.”

Kn?ts?n ?x?l?in?? th?t wh?n ?n ?l?sm?s????s ?i??, its ??c?m??sin? ???? w?s in?l?t?? with ??s?s th?t c??s?? it t? ?is? t? th? s????c? ?? th? w?t??. O?t?n th? h??? w?s ???k?n ??? wh?n th? c??cᴀss ??ll ???? t? ?????t??s.

Th? s??cim?n ???n? is in ???? c?n?iti?n, h?w?v??, ?n? ??s???ch??s will ??????m ch?mic?l t?sts ?n th? t??th, which m?? ???vi?? in???m?ti?n ????t th? ?c?l??? ?? th? ?nvi??nm?nt it liv?? in, wh?th?? it h?? mi???t?? ???in? its li??tim?, ?? wh?th?? it liv?? ???m?n?ntl? in ?n? ?l?c? , ??t ?ls? ??? his ?i?t.

Anci?nt m??in? ???til?s s?ch ?s ?l?i?s???s ?n? ichth??s???s ??? n?t cl?ssi?i?? ?s ?in?s???s, ?v?n th???h th?? liv?? ????n? th? s?m? tim?. Pl?si?s???s w??? ??sc?n??nts ?? l?n?-?w?llin? s??ci?s ?n? th??????? l?ck?? ?ills ?n? h?? t? ?cc?si?n?ll? s????c? ??? ?i?. It ??m?ins ?nkn?wn h?w l?n? th?? c??l? ??m?in ?n???w?t??.