Fossils from the Canberra Region (near Wee Jasper)

G'day Guys,

This is a great little area to kill some spare time while waiting for the fish to bite at the head waters of Burrinjack Dam. These fossils are literally lying around your feet while you're baiting your fishing rods. Great way to spend an afternoon with the wife and kids.

Cheers, Wal

Wow! Wal, those are some real beauties!

The shell conglomerate is a very nice find indeed!
Is it a known fossil field? There could possibly be some new finds laying about ready to be discovered and have your name put on them

Kindest regards,
Shauno.

Very nice Wal, will definitely try it with the kids next time I'm down.
George

Wow Wal lovely stuff mate

C&L

Nice one Wal, have you stayed at the Home Stead? Ian has got hundreds of them on display

Dozer said:

Very nice Wal, will definitely try it with the kids next time I'm down.
George

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Let me know when you're coming down George and I'll tag along with a couple of fishing rods. The spot is only 1/2 hour away from my place.

Cheers Wal.

Atleast there is no blackberries to deal with

Hay Wal,
Nice pictures of fossils mate but where are the pics of the fish? :lol:

Cheers
Mick

joe said:

Nice one Wal, have you stayed at the Home Stead? Ian has got hundreds of them on display

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Not sure which homestead you mean Joe, the spot i go to is near the Old Taemus Bridge on the "Bidgee". Can only access the fossils when the water is low otherwise they're underwater when Burrinjuck is 70% or over.

Cheers Wal.

No blackberries around here pauly, the spot is usually under water,

Cheers Wal.

backcreek said:

Hay Wal,
Nice pictures of fossils mate but where are the pics of the fish? :lol:

Cheers
Mick

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I'll take some next time I'm out there mate. Mainly catch Cod and Yellow belly from this spot.

Cheers Wal.

being a man made lake back in the late 1800,s or so i wonder if the area you are in is excavated dirt from creating the lake or is it natural ground,i wonder what they found when constructing the lake

There awesome Wal , did you just take photos or took some home , your place must be like a museum by now , Cheers Paul

There is no excavated dirt pauly, the lake was just flooded after Burrinjuck Dam was built. A lot of areas along the shoreline have been eroded by wave action with the rising and falling water levels, exposing the current fossil beds. Surprising just how big an inland sea this region once was. The fossil layer is some 100feet thick.

Cheers Wal.

headbut17 said:

There awesome Wal , did you just take photos or took some home , your place must be like a museum by now , Cheers Paul

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You got to be kidding Paul....Liz go fossicking and only take pictures :lol: :lol: :lol: that'll be the day. I tell her "one" sample of each fossil only ....but if i turn my back, the troopy springs always seem to sag a bit. Liz has this habit of saying..."Just one more little bit". :|

Cheers Wal.

Thanks for the info Wal,i will head out and take a look during the week

G'day pauly,

If you want to go down for a look send me a PM and I'll let you know how to get there. If you don't know the region you will have trouble finding the location.

The spot is about 40 mins drive from Belconnen,

Cheers Wal.

that is awesome! hopefully I can get the kids up that way soon!
(just have to make sure the water is low :lol: )

Water has been low for a long time now garnet. All the fossils on the shoreline are well and truly exposed. Let me know if ever your heading this way and i can give you an updated report.

Cheers Wal.

G'day Guys,

Just a quick link below to the "Fossils of Burrinjack" for the information of anybody wanting to check the area out.

Cheers, Wal

http://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/pdfs/ Heritage 0610_Burrinjuck.pdf