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The site where fossils were found at Geebung in northern Brisbane.

David Lewis and Nance Haxton, ABC News

Construction workers in Brisbane have unearthed animal and plant fossils believed to be about 50 million years old.
The fossils were contained in a layer of oil shale more than 15 metres underground at Geebung on Brisbane’s northside.

The surprise discovery was brought to the surface by a piling rig last month during building excavation works.

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Picture shows what are believed to be 50 million year old crocodile vertebrae.

See the full story at ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-16/workers-make-surprise-fossil-find-in-brisbane/4823002

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