1590 2019 Fossil Cliff Maria Island E TAS

Here you can see a variety of fossils including sea fans, coral-like creatures, scallop shells and sea lilies. It is thought that such an extensive accumulation of fossils may be related to the cold conditions associated with the polar sea of the time. Amongst the fossils are some large rocks, called dropstones. These were transported by floating ice, which melted, dropping the stones onto the sea floor to settle amongst the finer sediments…