24 to 30 Fossil Localities

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers,
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay and in the Catchment of Westernport Bay (1984, 88) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) by Neville Rosengren.
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage (external link) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Introduction: Plant fossils are abundant at many localities in Mesozoic rocks in the central and eastern regions of the South Gippsland Hills. Most are found in road cuttings or at cliffed sectors along streams. All rocks are of the Lower Cretaceous Strzelecki Group Zone C (Aptian Stage). The seven localities identified below have been obtained from the Department of Minerals and Energy Unpublished Report 1977/85 on the Carrajung 1: 50, 000 geological mapsheet. All are on Crown Land. A significance and management statement that applies to localities 8221-24 to 8221-30 is provided after site 8221-30.

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* META Description:	Plant fossils are abundant at many localities in Mesozoic rocks in the central and eastern regions of the South Gippsland Hills. Most are found in road cuttings or at cliffed sectors along streams. All rocks are of the Lower Cretaceous Strzelecki Group Zone C (Aptian Stage).

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