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Fossil shell stories (primary)

Created 20/01/2026

Updated 20/01/2026

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Fossil shells can tell us about past environments. This video presents examples of shell fossils that help us to understand where oceans were located in Australia millions of years ago. The shells lived in shallow marine environments before they died and became part of the rocks formed from sand and silt at the bottom of the water. Brachiopods from Woolshed Creek in Canberra and a large spiral shell from the Nullarbor Plain are showcased along with an elevation map of Australia.

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Field Value
Title Fossil shell stories (primary)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3a001898-1dd2-4abf-819b-46b89c33e1ee
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 08/04/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Fossil shell stories (primary)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/fossil-shell-stories-primary4