Inspected by George Rawlings on 6.12.2013. This fossil was probably found at the Newmerella cutting.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history. This fossil is part of the geological history of the Orbost area.A gastropod fossil from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods shells

Inspected by George Rawlings on 6.2.2013. The smaller fossil is related to the modern starfish, has 5 petals, secreted eggs from holes at the top. The mouth was underneath with rows of teeth. 1641.1 is a large sea urchin fossil (echinoderm) originally covered in spines. It is possibly from Turkey and 4 million years old. Modae Louisato 1641.2 is a smaller sea urchin fossil - echinoidius gippslandicus

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013. It is a fossil of a Murray Cod (maccullochella macquariensis) from diatomaceous earths in New South Wales.A very fragile chalk fossil of a fresh water fish. It is aged about 20 million years and was found in the locality of a chalk mine at Bugaldie in New South Wales (near Coonabarrabran).fossil murray-cod chalk-mine bugaldie

This limestone rock containing many marine fossils, crustacean imprints and embedded shells, bivalves, and two imprints of spiny oyster, Pelecypos and Spondylus from the Miscene Age 10-20 million years BP. It was collected in the Orbost region, possibly at Newmerella when the railway was being constructed in 1915-16. An example of marine fossils, collected near Orbost. this fossil is part of the geological history of the Orbost area.A large piece of yellow/ochre coloured rock (East Gippsland limestone) containing many marine fossils. marine-fossils miscene-fossils east-gippsland-fossils

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2 2013.A piece of rock which is calcified vegetation.fossil

This fossil was found by Peter Cook just west of East Cape at Cape Conran (east of Orbost),. Original correspondence re its identification came from Andy Murray - Conservation & Natural Resources, Orbost. It was on display at the Orbost Visitor Information Centre - the Slab Hut.A fossil tooth from a marine species. It may be from a an extinct ziphiid or beaked whale (Warneke Marine Mammal Services 20.10.1993). It may be a fossil from a large species of subadult seal (Ewan Fordyce Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of Otago 11.10.1993).fossil-tooth whale seal marine cape-conran

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013. Gastropods are molluscs which include snails and slugs, living in fresh water or the sea. These fossils are possibly from the Newmerella cutting.Three small gastropod fossils from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods shells

Found at Newmerella. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history. This fossil is part of the geological history of the Orbost district.A gastropod fossil from the Miocene Era.gastropod fossil miocene

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Two gastropod fossils. Spiral shells.fossils gastropods shells

Found at Point Hicks. Probably part of the root of the tree. This is a type of petrified wood that has had all of the wood cells replaced with calcite mineral. After exposure to the ultraviolet light of the sun for a few years, the petrified wood has turned dark. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.One piece of fossil of a calcified tea tree.fossil tea-tree petrified-wood calcification

Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Three fossils. The largest .1 is a giant cowrie. Genus cucullata, species corioensis. The two smaller fossils are conus catus.fossils shells giant-cowrie cucullata conus-catus

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

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Half of a gastropod fossil - cypraea. Possibly limestone from the Myocene era.fossil gastropod cypraea cowrie shell

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013A gastropod fossil which is probably Gippsland limestone from the Myocene Era.fossil gastropod myocene

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

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