The brachiopod, Martiniopsis, is very common. Bivalve molluscs such as clams, mussels and oysters were also common; one example is Myonia. There are also fossils of gastropods (snails) such as Keeneia, echinoderms represented by crinoids (sea lilies), and more rarely starfish.
107-million-year-old fossil pterosaur bones found at Dinosaur Cove oldest ever discovered in Australia. A flying dragon with gigantic wings and fierce teeth is the stuff of myth, yet the prehistoric pterosaur is often compared to one.
Pleistocene fossil vertebrate deposits of Victoria Fossil Cave at Naracoorte are considered to be Australia's largest and best preserved.
Australotitan cooperensis. Based on skeletal remains found so far, 'Cooper' is Australia's largest dinosaur. Named after Cooper Creek and the Cooper Basin where this dinosaur was found. Discovered by landholders, Stuart and Robyn Mackenzie on their property west of Eromanga in 2006.
This correlation helps geologists to work out the age of rocks that cannot be dated using other methods such as radiometric geochronology. Highlights of stromatolites in our State include: the world's oldest known examples of fossil stromatolites (3.45 billion years old), found near Marble Bar in the Pilbara.
The hot dry savanna of north-western Queensland is the unlikely home of one of the world's most important and abundant fossil deposits. Since the early 1980s a continual stream of amazing fossils preserved in the most exquisite detail has dazzled palaeontologists around the world.
Spider Attack Fossil (100 million years old)
This strange discovery was preserved with remarkable detail as these fossils are considered to be rare.
Archaeologists have found a piece of a stone axe dated as 35,500 years old on sacred Aboriginal land in Australia, the oldest object of its type ever found.
Scientists have unearthed a 100-million year-old dinosaur fossil in Western Queensland. The Elasmosaurus was commonly found across inland parts of Australia and is the world's first discovery of the dinosaur fully intact.
Scientists have excavated the first near-complete skull of a sauropod to ever be found in Australia. Nicknamed “Ann,” the long-necked specimen is just the fourth of the species Diamantinasaurus matildae ever uncovered.
Impression, trace, and replacement fossils are the three main categories of fossils.
The first remains of a tyrannosaurus that stalked the southern continents have been identified by scientists from a distinctive hip bone blasted from a cliff face in Australia.
Types of Fossils - Body, Molecular, Trace & Carbon Fossil.
Yes, dinosaur fossils have become a popular collector's item for the wealthy over the years. They're the new toy for the rich. While some are bought by museums, others are bought by individuals. For example, Logan Paul bought a dinosaur leg as a birthday present in 2021 for $40,000.
Opal forms in cavities within rocks. If the cavity is there because part of a living thing – for example a bone, shell or pinecone – was buried in the sand or clay before it turned to stone, then the opal can form a fossil replica of the object that was buried.
The most important thing to do if you find what you believe is a fossil or an artifact is to leave it where you found it. When scientists study these items, we need to know exactly where they came from so that we can learn everything possible about them.
"Megalodon teeth are found on a fairly regular basis along Calvert Cliffs. However, one that large is rare indeed. Perhaps a few each year," Godfrey said. Because of its large teeth, experts believe it feasted on whales, large fish and probably other sharks.
While Megalodon teeth in general can be quite common, large or exceptionally well preserved specimens can be very rare, and can fetch big bucks from collectors. For example, 7” Megalodon teeth are so rare, the last one sold for nearly $50k, while small or broken teeth can be quite inexpensive.
To give you a general price range for commercial grade (has some defects) Megalodon teeth. 2-3” teeth will typically be in the $20 to $60 range, 3-4” teeth will fall into the $50-100 range, 4-5” teeth the $100-200 range, 5-5 ½” teeth $200-400, etc.
The remains designated Mungo man (LM3) were discovered in 1974, and are dated to around 40,000 years old, the Pleistocene epoch, and are the oldest Homo sapiens (human) remains found on the Australian continent.
Come face-to-face with the largest dinosaur that ever lived.
The titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum is a big deal—literally, the biggest dinosaur that scientists have discovered to date.
The earliest life forms we know of were microscopic organisms (microbes) that left signals of their presence in rocks about 3.7 billion years old. The signals consisted of a type of carbon molecule that is produced by living things.