MasterFoods Fossil Gallery

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From the first signs of single-celled life in the ancient oceans some 2.5 billion years ago to the egg of Madagascar's extinct Elephant bird which is only thousands of years old - you can see fossils from every major period of life on Earth. Australia's only complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is the centrpiece of this exciting exhibition.

• Find out about different types of fossils and how they are are formed.
• Try your hand at making your own fossil rubbings.
• Explore when animals and plants first emerged from the oceans to live on the land.
• Find out which creatures swam in the seas that covered Australia's now desert heart millions of years ago.
• See Australia's best specimens of amber fossils including only one of two lizards trapped in amber ever found in the world.
• Follow the way the continents have changed over millions of years.
• Understand why it is important to learn from the past to preserve the future.

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