Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A fossil of a fern -probably a cycad from the Triassic Period. Order - cycadales.fossil fern cycad

Inspected 6.2.2013 by George Rawlings and confirmed.A large shell fossil. Genus Pterospira. Species Validostrata .Gippsland limestone.fossil pterospira validostrata

Purchased, 2008Oil and enamel on Miocene Clypeaster Gippslandicus fossils in found metal casegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

4 pages from the 'Mining and Geological Journal', July 1938. Front page is an index to figures in the graptolite collection. 'Numbers in brackets are taken from the Fossils Register of the Mines Department Museum, Melbourne, and refer to the specimens in the Museum.' Lancefieldian, Bendigonian, Chewtonian, Castlemainian, Yapeenian, Middle Ordovician, Upper Ordovician, Gisbornian, Estonian and Bolindian categories are described. The numbers on the BHS fossil collection relate to the numbers/names on the page. Two following pages illustrate the fossil types within the major categories. Small sign with pages ' 'Fossils, Bendigo & /surrounding Districts' was with the fossil display in a glass display cabinet, ex Museum of Mines Museum, Bendigo.

8347.1 - Small, almost ovoid piece of mudstone showing partial fossil leaves.

8336.1 - Quite thin mudstone containing a jumble of fossil wood and plant matter.

8319.1 - Elongate piece of mudstone containing numerous fossil wood and leaf fragments.

8421.1 - Rectangular wedge-shaped piece of mudstone showing numerous fossil leaves

Didymograptus protobifidus (variant) Chewtonian. Brown sedimentary rock, one graptolite fossil, two stipes. On back of rock, sticker with 'CH 34'. Graptolite fossil was formerly held in the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Isograptus caduceus var. victoriae Harris Castlemanian Dark Grey rock, multiple graptolite fossils on 2 faces of rock. Sticker with 'Ca38' on rock. Fossil collection formerly held in the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

8341.1 - Large grey mudstone, one face showing several parallel fossil leaves.

8338.1 - Flat thin grey mudstone containing numerous leaves and woody fossil material.

8314.1 - Irregularly shaped stone containing large concretion and numerous carbonised plant fossils.

8332.1 - Flat, roughly rhomboid mudstone showing prominent partial fossil of spiny animal (most likely), possibly a polychaete worm. (still possible it is merely a plant fragment). Surface shows striations likely from working to uncover fossil.

Isograptus caduceus var.divergens Harris (3132) Yepeenian. Pale grey rock with three dark brown graptolite fossils visible. 2cm stipes on largest specimen. Fossil collection was formerly held by the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Diplograptus (Glyptograptus) teretinseulus var. englyphus Lapw. (37397) Middle Ordovician. Pale brown rock, 'Mo54' on sticker alongside single stipe graptolite fossil. Fossil collection was formerly held by the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A large oyster shell fossil from the Miocene Era. There is evidence of borers. It is a Mother-of-Pearl flap.oyster fossil mother-of-pearl miocene

8328.1 - Small concave-convex "shell-like" mudstone fragment showing fossil plant fragments.

8353.1 - Irregular- tending-oval mudstone showing partial leaf and small woody/leafy fossil fragments.

8351.1 - Flattened, roughly trapezoidal mudstone showing surface of fossil wood, adjacent patch of darker mudstone.

8344.1 - Large piece of grey mudstone showing fossil leaves, some large, of at least 3 species.

8331.1 - Irregularly shaped elongate piece of mudstone showing numerous plant fossil fragments, most prominently.

8324.1 - Overall angular mudstone with one face showing two small but well-formed leaf fossils

8322.1 - Large, flattened, almost square mudstone numerous but poorly distinguished fragments of fossil plants and wood.

8321.1 - Small, near-spherical pieces of mudstone showing (poor quality) fragments of fossil plant matter.

8320.1 - Roughly prismatic pieces of mudstones, clearly showing on one face numerous plant leaf fossils.

Estimated date: c. 40 million years ago.Fossil cycad frond. Name: Pterostoma Zamioiedes Hill (possibly in the Zamiaceae family or even a separate one).cycad, pterostoma zamioiedes hill, alcoa power station

Research undertaken in the local areaStudy done by resident of the Kiewa ValleyPapers photocopied from books pertaining to the local areageology, fossils

8348.1 - Roughly triangle-sided prism in shape; pieces of fossil wood; one face seems to have slip-surfaces.