Orbost & District Historical Society
jasper fossils
... jasper fossil nautilloidea mollusc... of the geological history of East Gippsland jasper fossil nautilloidea ...
Presumed found in the Buchan area.
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 East GippslandTtwo pieces of jasper fossil. Genus-nautiloidea, family-cephalopoda, order - mollusca. Fossil of a cuttlefish like animal- head and tentacles protruding from one end of the long tubular shell. This is in red jasper. The small fossil piece has been polished.jasper fossil nautilloidea mollusc