Overview

• Researchers identified five key theropod fossils from Victoria, Australia, dating back 108–122 million years ago.
• The fossils provide the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs, apex predators from South America and Africa, in Australia.
• New findings confirm the presence of unenlagiines, a group of feathered theropods, in polar Australia, expanding their known range.
• Evidence of megaraptorids, medium-sized carnivores with scythe-like claws, highlights their dominance in Australia's dinosaur ecosystem.
• The discoveries shed light on Australia's unique Cretaceous biodiversity and its connections to other continents via Antarctica.