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Riversleigh (QLD, protected)

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Marsupial lions, thylacines, bats, birds in freshwater limestone (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Oligocene / Miocene

World Heritage mammal Lagerstatte. Look-only.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Riversleigh World Heritage fossil site0 km away · Fossil site
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Mount Isa mineral field206 km away · Crystal locality
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