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Where should I look for fossils near me? (Australian coast)
Rhysand4rch posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi! I'm brand new to the world of fossils and was wondering if anyone had any pointers on where/how to look for fossils? I live on the central coast, which is about 1.5 hours north of Sydney. I've been trying to do research and looking at geology maps, but just cant seem to understand where the best places would be. I found this Geoscience Australia interactive geology map that seems useful but there's so much in it, it's a little overwhelming. From what i have gathered, I live on triassic sedimentary rocks that as far as i can tell haven't yielded very many fossils, though I might be mistaken. However, further north in Newcastle there are permian age rocks that are known the yield abundant plant fossils. I have tried to just google fossil hunting sites in NSW, but that has proved unhelpful, with most being very far away. I've hit a bit of a dead end with figuring out where to go, does anyone have any tips? Where should I be looking for this kind of information? Also, what kind of fossils would be easiest for me to find as a beginner? Thankyou for any help -
hello my name is Nathan this is my first post. I am new to this so let me know how to do better location: Pismo beach California 4' above high tide line on the beach first photo is about 8in across I believe is a vertebrae. maybe a whale? the 2nd photo is about about 6" wide and is 4' away from the vertebrae. I did some research and found out someone found a sea cow about 10 north from this find but it is not in the same kind of sediment the sea cow was found in sandstone. it seems that there is no one really interested in preserving this he explained that he watched them fall about for about 15yrs and now they are gone. Are fossils so common that people pic and choose what's worth saving? I can get more photos and bring a tape measure its only a 4 min walk from my house. It would not let me add my other photos. thanks for your help
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