Conservation heavyweights lock in protection for fossil site
A $1 billion nature fund has been used to buy a vast track of outback South Australia containing the oldest animal fossils on Earth.
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A $1 billion nature fund has been used to buy a vast track of outback South Australia containing the oldest animal fossils on Earth.