Prehistoric elephant found in East Java

Updated June 16, 2009 11:43:45

Australian researchers have made the rare discovery of an almost complete prehistoric elephant skeleton, thought to be about 200-thousand years old.

The skeleton was found in a cliff face, in an area near the Solo River in East Java, Indonesia. It's one of the most complete elephant skeletons of an extinct species ever discovered in Indonesia and has triggered worldwide interest.

Presenter: Ian Burrows
Speaker: Palaeontologist Dr Gert van den Bergh, University of Wollongong; Professor Mike Morwood, University of Wollongong;
Professor Margaret Shiel, Australian Research Council CEO