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Canowindra land sale of Age of Fishes fossil discovery site worries palaeontologist – ABC News
Alex Ritchie, who in 1993 unearthed prehistoric fish fossils dating to the Devonian period — 360 million years ago — is concerned by the sale of rural property where he suspects thousands more specimens lay buried.
The scientist who unearthed a rare and significant site of prehistoric fish fossils, once described by Sir David Attenborough as “world-class” specimens, is concerned by the sale of rural property where he suspects thousands more specimens lay buried.
Key points:
- Natural historian Sir David Attenborough described the fossils as “world-class”
- The fossil deposit location is not protected by state or national heritage listings
- A palaeontologist says the fossil site should…
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