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How are fossils found and excavated?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/how-are-fossils-found/Finding fossils is a combination of hard work, chance and knowing where to look! Fossils are mostly found where sedimentary rocks of the right age are exposed, such as river valleys, cliffs and hillsides, and human-made exposures such as quarries and road cuttings.
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Fossils in Canowindra, NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/canowindra/The Canowindra fossil fauna is a very rich Late Devonian fish fauna and is listed as part of Australia's National Heritage.
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Fossil sites near Sydney
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/fossil-sites-near-sydney/Fossils have been found at many sites near Sydney. Some of these are no longer accessible but coastal exposures still give the amateur collector ample chance of finding good fossils.
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Fossils in Alcoota, NT
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/alcoota/The grass-covered plains at Alcoota Station form a thin veneer over an enormous bed of fossil bones that are around eight million years old.
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Predator and prey: The Winton Trackway
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/predator-and-prey-the-winton-trackway/We can never witness the awesome reality of a dinosaur stalking and attacking its prey. However, one fossil trackway near Winton in Queensland gives us the rare opportunity to reconstruct such a moment, to 're-live' the movement, reactions, fear and panic.
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What are fossils?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/The word ‘palaeontology’ refers to the study of ancient life. It is derived from the Greek words palaios (ancient) and logos (study). Fossils form the basis of this science.
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What are some Australian dinosaurs?
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/australian-dinosaurs/Download a series of posters and learn about the dinosaurs that once roamed Australia.
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Learn how to classify rocks
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/rock-classification/Can you tell the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Use this series of posters to learn how to classify rocks and tell the difference between them!
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Learn how to classify fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/fossil-classification/Learn the difference between impression, mineralised and trace fossils and begin to classify your specimens.
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