We have a few very intresting pieces, one of which is a complete fossilised crab, about 20cm in length. My son's favorite piece of ours is a chunk of fossilised wood. My kids also love looking for treasures in amber.
My dad has a fantastic rock and fossil collection that my sister and I used to paw all over when we were kids (almost long enough ago to be fossils ourselves, it seems!).
Has anyone got any opalised fossils? They truly are a sight to behold. Amazingly beautiful.
There are so many great places in Australia that you can go to see fossils, both 'in the wild' and in beautifully presented collections. One very exciting project that is underway at the moment at Lightening Ridge can be found here :
http://www.australianopalcentre.com/index.php
Yes it's a bit of a plug - my sister is a paleontologist who is involved in the project. Well worth supporting and having a look.
Kerrie
