Where are fossil locations found?

Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent of Earth, including Antarctica but most of the dinosaur fossils and the greatest variety of species have been found high in the deserts and badlands of North America, China and Argentina.

Where can you go fossil hunting in Australia?

The Fossil Hunting Sites are located 12 kilometres North of Richmond, Outback Queensland and are accessible to all vehicles via fully sealed roads. The easiest route from Kronosaurus Korner to the Fossil Hunting Sites, follow Goldring Street (the main street of Richmond) to the North.

Where are the fossils in South Australia?

There are good fossil-hunting grounds at the base of the cliffs around Blanche Point at the southern end of Maslin Beach, and farther around the point to Port Willunga. These low hills north of the Flinders Ranges near Leigh Creek made paleontology headlines in 1946 after the discovery of soft-bodied organism fossils.

Are there fossils in Australia?

There are hundreds of fossil sites across Australia that record the last million years or so of life across the continent. Many produce pretty scrappy material but some are real treasure-troves.

Where can I find fossils in Victoria Australia?

Plant fossils are abundant at many localities in Mesozoic rocks in the central and eastern regions of the South Gippsland Hills. Most are found in road cuttings or at cliffed sectors along streams. All rocks are of the Lower Cretaceous Strzelecki Group Zone C (Aptian Stage).

What fossils have been discovered in Australia?

Dinosaurs in Australia

• Atlascopcosaurus. Atlascopco-saurus.
• Austrosaurus.
• Leaellynasaura.
• Minmi.
• Muttaburrasaurus. Muttaburra-saurus.
• Rhoetosaurus.

When and where were fossils discovered in South Australia?

In 1946, geologist Reginald Sprigg discovered fossil imprints in rocks in the Flinders Ranges at the old Ediacara minefield. This discovery was the first time the fossilised remains of an entire community of soft-bodied creatures had been found in such abundance anywhere in the world.

Where have Ediacaran fossils been found?

South Australia
A diverse Ediacaran community was discovered in 1995 in Sonora, Mexico, and is approximately 555 million years in age, roughly coeval with Ediacaran fossils of the Ediacara Hills, South Australia and the White Sea, Russia.

What fossils can be found in Australia?

The most significant trace fossils from Western Australia include dinosaur trackways in the Broome Sandstone and traces and trackways from worms, giant sea scorpions and possibly early tetrapods (four-footed animals) in the approximately 400 million-year-old Tumblagooda Sandstone near Kalbarri.

Where is the murgon fossil site?

east Queensland
The Murgon Fossil Site is located near Kingaroy in south-east Queensland (26° 14′ S, 151° 57′ E).