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Emu Bay Shale, Kangaroo Island

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cambrian Emu Bay Shale

A rare Cambrian soft-tissue Lagerstatte comparable to the Burgess Shale.

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