Living Relics

Some Australian animals and plants look much the same today as they did in the time of Gondwana. They first appeared when the southern continents were joined, and have survived the long journey of Australia as an island. These living things have close relatives on other southern landmasses such as South America and New Zealand which are now separated by vast oceans.

	Southern Sassafras		Nothofagus		Peloridiid Bug		Velvet Worm
	King Fern		Platypus		Satin Bowerbird		Beech Orange