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Brothers unearth stunningly rare 460-million-year-old fossil in Australian outback
Two brothers have been hailed by scientists for making a super-rare fossil discovery.The amazing 'arthropod' find was made in the the Australian outback in the Amadeus Basin south of Alice Springs earlier this month.Amateur fossil hunters Patrick Nelson and his brother were exploring the region the Northern Territory when they hit the jackpot.Patrick, who has found 12 smaller fossils in the past, stumbled over the 460-million-year-old animal fossil dating back to the Ordovician Period in a red rocky area.He took pictures of the fossil and sent them to a few friends who also share an interest in palaeontology, local media report.He told 9News: "I was bouncing off the ceiling, once I sensed the excitement of those experts in the field I was