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Friends of The Australian Fossil Museum Bathurst NSW Australia.

Locality: Bathurst, New South Wales

Address: 224 Howick Street 2795 Bathurst, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 mammoth tusk microscope

25.01.2022 Crinoids (Sea Lillies) are echinoderms. These animals are abundant in the fossil record due to their calcitic skeletons. The calcareous plates that make up the ...bulk of the animal are created within the body wall, leaving very little living tissue (or fleshy parts). Like all echinoderms, they have a water vascular system to move fluid around their body, diffusing oxygen and collecting cellular waste. This water vascular system also enables them to move. Other echinoderms include star fish, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. See more

24.01.2022 Its National Dinosaur Day On 7 May in 1903 William Ferguson found a partial dinosaur claw along the Cape Paterson shoreline in Victoria. This theropod claw wa...s the first dinosaur fossil described in Victoria. Join us for a day of dinosaut fun. At 10am Dinosaur Q&A - we will answer tricky dinosaur questions Followed by Dominic the Dinosaur reads Dinosaur Roar Throughout the day we will have a range of dinosaur activities, information and dinosaur fun. Dress like a Dinosaur- Send your photos of your dinosaur costumes to be included on our story in the comments using #bathurstdinosaurday or by email to [email protected] #museumsbsthurst #australianfossilandminerslmuseum #openforbusinessbutdifferently #bathurstdinosaurday #nationaldinosaurday

23.01.2022 Talbragar fossil site is in the Central West of NSW. It dates to the Late Jurassic and is known for its fish and plant fossils.

22.01.2022 Calcite is such an interesting crystal. Calcium carbonate- CaCO3, forms the most amazing shapes and formations. It is often found in caves, forming the speleoth...ems, or cave formations like stalactites and stalagmites. It is an important component in cement and is used in the manufacture of fertiliser, metal, glass, paint and rubber. See more

21.01.2022 Reminder: Ernst Holland will be giving an address on Karst Landscapes at the FAFMM Annual General Meeting at 2 p.m. on November 17th, 2019.... The meeting will be held at Abercrombie House. Afternoon tea will be supplied. Karst Landscapes include topographies which are found on limestone, gypsum or dolomite and have caves and sinkholes. All are welcome...Ernst is an expert on Karst landscapes. He has spent many years studying them and is a person with a very wide knowledge to pass on to us. RSVP by Wednesday 13 November to [email protected]

19.01.2022 The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum will be open 6 days per week in the September/October 2020 school holidays 9am - 4.30pm. CLOSED WEDNESDAYS. We are ope...n on the labour day public holiday, Monday 5 October. In order to stay COVID-safe, we have a limit of 50 people in the Museum at one time, we thank you for your patience. See more

19.01.2022 Researchers have uncovered the first baby dinosaurs from Australia! Wow! #Dinosaurs #AustralianDinosaurs

17.01.2022 The Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum will be closed from 12pm on Friday 20 December, closed on Wednesday 25 December, Thursday 26 December and Wednesday 1 January. All other days will operate as usual.

17.01.2022 A mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on the ceiling of a cave is solved after more than half a century, following a chance meeting at a fruit market between a palaeontologist and the daughter of a geologist.

17.01.2022 New theropod dinosaur discovered in Winton The Museum and the University of New England are pleased to announce the discovery of a theropod dinosaur. The ...new site, which held the remains of small, fragmented fossil bones, was discovered by Bob Elliott on a property west of Winton in 2017. Subsequent digging at the site, in May 2018, by the Museum recovered around fifteen partial limb bones and several vertebrae. The bones were identified as the remains of a medium-sized megaraptorid by Dr Matt White, lead researcher from the University of New England in Armidale. Although no well-preserved bones were recovered from below the surface, I was amazed to find it was a theropod the second to be discovered from the area, said Dr White. According to Dr White, the new theropod belongs to a group of dinosaurs called megaraptorids, which are carnivorous theropod dinosaurs characterised by their serrated, blade-like teeth, huge muscular arms and razor-sharp claws. The bones discovered are slightly larger than Australovenator and show anatomical variations indicating that they may belong to a new species, he said. Museum Founder David Elliott said that although numerous fossils from long-necked, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs have been discovered in the Winton area, the bones of theropods are extremely rare. The Museum has excavated dozens of sauropod sites over the past 17 years and we have found the teeth of theropods at many of them, he said. This indicates that there may have been quite large numbers of theropods like Australovenator around at this time. #AustralianAgeofDinosaurs #UniversityofNewEngland #DinosaurDiscovery #ExperienceWinton #OutbackQueensland #ThisisQueensland

16.01.2022 Otozamites, Cycadophyte fronds from the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

15.01.2022 Check out this new article discussing a large theropod claw found in Victoria and its similarities to theropod claws found right here in Western Queensland. #Palaeontology #Theropods #AustralianDinosaurs #NewDiscoveries #Science

13.01.2022 11am-1pm Sunday 27 October 2019 Grandparents of those who take on the role of a grandparent are invited to explore and participate in a range of activities. Entry, activities and morning tea is free of charge for grandparents accompanied by their grandchild.

13.01.2022 Meet the Reaper of Death.

12.01.2022 'Lovenia forbesi' These strange little critters are commonly called heart urchins. They are found in the Morgan limestone formation, Mannum, South Australia and are around 23 million years old (Miocene). #loveniaforbesi #hearturchins #fossilfun

12.01.2022 blowfly mouth parts microscope

12.01.2022 citrine mineral microscope

12.01.2022 Four years ago "Savannasaurus elliottorum" was announced to the world. Now you can read all about this amazing dinosaur. HOT off the press: Osteology of the... Wide-Hipped Titanosaurian Sauropod Dinosaur "Savannasaurus elliottorum". The link to the article, from "Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology", is found below. Enjoy! https://www.tandfonline.com/epri/QREFJ2KEFUQIQU2CEKYT/full

12.01.2022 Council has taken immediate action to respond to the raft of changes announced by the State and Federal Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 1...2noon today Council has closed: BMEC Bathurst Bathurst Library Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum Chifley Home Bathurst Rail Museum National Motor Racing Museum As of close of business Tuesday 24 March: Visit Bathurst NSW (Visitor Information Centre) will close There are also a number of facilities that remain open but with social distancing and/or other restrictions in place. Full media release https://bit.ly/3afFp3y

12.01.2022 TOWN CENTRE MASTERPLAN UPDATE

11.01.2022 mammoth bone microscope

09.01.2022 In 1988 Kathy Wankel and her family were out boating on Fort Peck reservoir in Montana. They stopped on an island to look around, and Kathy found some bones. Sh...e took them to the Museum of the Rockies to be identified. What Kathy had found were the first arm bones of a T rex ever found. Over the coming years, the excavation of the T rex uncovered the biggest and most complete T rex fossil ever found. It has since been surpassed in size and completeness by other specimens, however it is still one of the most complete T rex fossils ever found. I give you...Big Mike See more

09.01.2022 Microscope #museumsbathurst #visitbathurst #visitnsw #bathurst2795 #buyregional #bathurstnsw #australianfossilandmineralmuseum

09.01.2022 Amber with insects under the microscope #fossilfriday

09.01.2022 Stibnite from Shikoku Island, Japan.

08.01.2022 Hematite in botryoidal form- iron oxide. Hematite is paramagnetic; it is slightly attracted to magnetic fields. When heated, it becomes strongly magnetic.

08.01.2022 Lets celebrate our amazing fossils. On 26 June, way back in 1830, Thomas Mitchell and George Rankin explored the Wellington Caves and discovered enormous foss...il marsupials. This discovery became world renowned and considered one of the greatest fossil finds anywhere on the planet. Australia has some amazing and unique fossils that are being found all the time and tell the story of Australias evolution. We caught up with George, Laboratory Supervisor, to show us one of the well-preserved fossils we have in our collection. #nationalfossilday #judythesauropod #fossillaboratory

08.01.2022 CHANGES TO OPENING HOURS Effective from Saturday 22nd February 2020 Open: 9am - 4.30pm each day Closed Wednesdays for

07.01.2022 The Museum has reopened and is looking sparkly #museumsbathurst #australianfossilandmineralmuseum #openforbusinessbutdifferently ... #visitbathurst See more

07.01.2022 Who wouldn’t want a coprolite? Currently available from the AFMM shop...

05.01.2022 Lovenia forbesi These strange little critters are commonly called heart urchins. They are found in the Morgan limestone formation, Mannum, South Australia and are around 23 million years old (Miocene). #loveniaforbesi #hearturchins #fossilfun

05.01.2022 BREAKING DINOSAUR NEWS An international team of scientists has analysed a collection of ten Australian dinosaur fossil feathers, from Koonwarra in Victori...a, to reveal an unexpected feather diversity... Martin Kundrt, Thomas H Rich, Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjvall, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Luis M Chiappe, Benjamin P Kear. "A polar dinosaur feather assemblage from Australia. Gondwana Research", 2019 #Science #UppsalaUniversity #Koonwarra #Australiandinosaurs

02.01.2022 Harvestman leg Harvestman (or daddy long legs) are not spiders. They belong to the order Opilione whereas spiders are order Araneae. microscope

02.01.2022 Glossopteris is a Gondwanan genus of seed plant. They arose in the Permian and became extinct by the Late Triassic. This Glossopteris fossil was found in Dunedoo, NSW.

01.01.2022 This is worrying