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Algae to Zooxanthellae. Life in the Rock Record

Created 26/03/2026

Updated 26/03/2026

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This product features a collection of 36 educational posters detailing the evolution of various forms of life over the history of the Earth, tying biology and geology together. Each poster details when certain organisms evolved, and what we know about their life styles as determined through the fossil record.

This product also contains information on fossils and fossilisation, and how scientists determine the age of fossils. This product is suitable for secondary and senior secondary students.

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Title Algae to Zooxanthellae. Life in the Rock Record
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/17b51bba-de18-441b-942a-df5579285192
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 12/03/2026
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Algae to Zooxanthellae. Life in the Rock Record". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/algae-to-zooxanthellae-life-in-the-rock-record