Are these fossils? And if so, what of? Found under Seacliff Bridge in New South Wales

[spagbutcher]

Hi everyone!

 

I'm new to fossil hunting and I found a few interesting rocks underneath Sea Cliff Bridge near Wollongong in Australia. There was a lot of coal in the area for context.

 

I will attach some photos of the rocks I found, I'm particularly interested in the small white (quartz??) lines intersecting the black part of the stone. 

 

Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

 

[digit]

Looks a lot like carbonized plant material. Hopefully, someone more with more familiarity with your area will see this and have a better idea of the types of fossils found there.

 

@Paleoworld-101

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[IsaacTheFossilMan]

This looks consistent with carbonised tree material from Allans Creek Formation in the Illawarra Coal Measures group, making it about 259.1 - 251.902mya (million years ago/old).

The vast majority of plant material here is Glossopteris sp..

Edited June 27, 2022 by IsaacTheFossilMan

[IsaacTheFossilMan]

Also, welcome to the forum from the other side of the world!