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Environment
Jacob Shteyman

Cave divers catch a glimpse of Australia's distant past

Fewer people have entered some rare South Australian underwater caves than have been to the moon. (HANDOUT/GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY)

The Cimmerian caverns dotting South Australia's Limestone Coast may hold the key to unlocking one of palaeontology's most enduring secrets.

Cave divers have long guarded the extensive subterranean systems surrounding Mount Gambier as one of the country's prime resources for the harrowing hobby.

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