FrostbyteFossils Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Is there anywhere to find shark teeth(or other fossils) on the east coast beaches of NSW, Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1000 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Hi, Unfortunately, vertebrate material is very rare in most parts of Australia and extremely rare along the NSW coast. You won't find any shark teeth but you can find fossil plants and shells at beaches around Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong. Amphibian and fish fossils have been found along the NSW coast but they are extremely rare. If you ever go down to Victoria, there are a couple sites you can find fossil shark teeth. Sites that you are most likely to find them are: Beaumaris cliffs, Batesford Quarry, Bairnsdale and the Surf Coast. Hope this helps, Daniel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostbyteFossils Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, DanKurek said: Hi, Unfortunately, vertebrate material is very rare in most parts of Australia and extremely rare along the NSW coast. You won't find any shark teeth but you can find fossil plants and shells at beaches around Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong. Amphibian and fish fossils have been found along the NSW coast but they are extremely rare. If you ever go down to Victoria, there are a couple sites you can find fossil shark teeth. Sites that you are most likely to find them are: Beaumaris cliffs, Batesford Quarry, Bairnsdale and the Surf Coast. Hope this helps, Daniel Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Fossil shark teeth have been dredged up on the Gold Coast and can be found at another secret site (I don't know where it is so don't ask me haha) somewhere in SE QLD. Apart from those you can find Permian sharks like Xenocanthus in the Sydney Basin although not exactly on beaches, but they're probably as close as you'll get however. Heaps of other stuff can be found on the east coast, way too many to list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostbyteFossils Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 32 minutes ago, Foozil said: Fossil shark teeth have been dredged up on the Gold Coast and can be found at another secret site (I don't know where it is so don't ask me haha) somewhere in SE QLD. Apart from those you can find Permian sharks like Xenocanthus in the Sydney Basin although not exactly on beaches, but they're probably as close as you'll get however. Heaps of other stuff can be found on the east coast, way too many to list! Ooo any places you know of? Shells? Vertebrates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Unfortunately (but justifiably), many people are reluctant to divulge the location of their most productive fossil-bearing sites on the off chance that some unscrupulous collector will see the location and proceed to pillage the site. (Not that I'm referring to anybody in particular, of course.) You might find some interesting information in the subsection for NSW in the Australia/New Zealand section of my pdf library here on TFF. Here's a LINK. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I echo what @Fruitbat said. I'd recommend joining to Fossil Club of Australia, we can take you to some spots. sorry if club promotions aren't allowed, mods @Fossilfan99/frostbyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members earthstones Posted August 19, 2018 New Members Share Posted August 19, 2018 an interesting article on a recent find of shark teeth in Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media-releases/victorian-fossil-find-uncovers-prehistoric-leftovers-of-colossal-shark-feast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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