#beaumarisfossils

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Yesterday was my last Beaumaris dive for some time. The water was freezing but I still managed the usual array of shark teeth #carcharodonhastalis - fish jaw #actinopterygii - & my first fish vert. I’ve been so lucky to find some amazing windows into Australia’s ancient past, like this #PygmySpermWhale tooth & I can’t leave out the brain exploding Meg tooth #Carcharoclesmegalodon I have met some pretty nice folk along the way & been able to share these experiences with you guys Shortly I’ll be heading of to look through some different windows, which I’m sure you’ll get a peak at ✈️. #palaeontology #fossils #beaumarisfossils #australianfossils #miocene #sharkteeth

#pygmyspermwhale #carcharoclesmegalodon #australianfossils #palaeontology #beaumarisfossils #miocene #carcharodonhastalis #sharkteeth #fossils #actinopterygii

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A very big thank you to @a_fools_experiment & the palaeontolgy crew at @melbournemuseum - Erich Fitzgerald - Tim Ziegler - & @palaeo_james_rule for their enthusiasm, patience & collective wisdom. Here’s @poppy_rocket with her donated partial macropod vert, first recorded evidence of kangaroos from the Beaumaris. #palaeontology #fossils #museumsvictoria #beaumarisfossils #australianfossils #kangaroos

#australianfossils #palaeontology #museumsvictoria #beaumarisfossils #fossils #kangaroos

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Happy Fossil Friday! Brought to you by the unfairly named Rat fish, they’re actually quite pretty in the realz. This jaw fragment comes from the amazing Beaumaris site in Victoria. #fossilfriday #fossils #palaeontology #miocenefossils #miocene #beaumarisfossils #australianfossils #marinefossils #fossilfish

#beaumarisfossils #australianfossils #fossilfish #miocenefossils #marinefossils #fossilfriday #miocene #fossils #palaeontology

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Before & after. These monster hastalis cleaned up a treat. #Carcharodonhastalis #sharkteeth #fossils #palaeontology #Miocene #AustralianFossils #BeaumarisFossils

#carcharodonhastalis #fossils #sharkteeth #palaeontology #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #miocene

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Before & After. I really don’t know how I spotted the one on the left, as you can see it was covered in growth & very dark, looked like a piece of iron stone & I nearly let it fall back to the watery depths. #FossilFriday #Carcharodonhastalis #sharkteeth #palaeontology #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #fossils

#carcharodonhastalis #fossils #fossilfriday #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #sharkteeth #palaeontology

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Sorry, I’m busy in the lab. @poppy_rocket uncovers a 5 million year old sand dollar at breakfast. #palaeontolgy #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #miocene #femalescientist #fossils #echinoid

#palaeontolgy #australianfossils #femalescientist #miocene #fossils #beaumarisfossils #echinoid

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Five Million Years In The Breaking. I was just a little nervous about the reconstruction of this Miocene whale jaw but I think we’ve given it back it’s smile. Thanks to @poppy_rocket for pics & film. @a_fools_experiment for hints & tips. & UHU for being SUPER! #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #miocene #fossils #palaeontology #ancientwhales #cetacean

#cetacean #palaeontology #miocene #fossils #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #ancientwhales

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First prep & I’m done. The remaining calcium is pretty ingrained in the root surface & I don’t want to bleach the tooth colour out with more soaks. Shame about the enamel fracture but that likely happened as a feeding injury. #sharkteeth #fossilprep #fossils #beaumarisfossils #palaeontology #miocene #miocenefossils #AustralianFossils

#fossilprep #palaeontology #sharkteeth #australianfossils #miocene #fossils #beaumarisfossils #miocenefossils

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Home prepping on #FossilFriday #beaumarisfossils #sharkteeth #AustralianFossils #miocene #fossils #palaeontology

#palaeontology #australianfossils #sharkteeth #miocene #fossils #fossilfriday #beaumarisfossils

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Might just have had a jackpot day yesterday. #beaumarisfossils #AustralianFossils #fossils #palaeontology #sharkteeth #WhaleBone #miocene #miocenefossils

#miocenefossils #miocene #palaeontology #beaumarisfossils #fossils #sharkteeth #whalebone #australianfossils

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It’s not always about the size. This petit little guy might have the scale of some finds but he’s my first Tiger shark & that makes him pretty special. #FossilFriday #Galeocerdo #tigershark #sharkteeth #beaumarisfossils #fossils #palaeontology #AustralianFossils

#fossilfriday #sharkteeth #beaumarisfossils #galeocerdo #australianfossils #fossils #palaeontology #tigershark

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This photo does not do justice the the deep blues & greens in that big old tooth. Just a small selection of today’s finds. #beaumarisfossils #sharkteeth #fishplate #fossils #palaeontology #miocene #AustralianFossils

#palaeontology #fishplate #australianfossils #beaumarisfossils #sharkteeth #miocene #fossils

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Nothin’ but the spines would probably make for a good song title but for this 5 million year old sea urchin that’s sadly all that remains. #FossilFriday #beaumarisfossils #AustralianFossils #Miocene #nature #fossils #palaeontology #SeaUrchin

#nature #australianfossils #fossilfriday #beaumarisfossils #fossils #palaeontology #miocene #seaurchin

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I see you there Mr Big Tooth. #beaumarisfossils #Miocene #fossils #palaeontology #sharkteeth #sharks #nature Any idea on the ID @ben_francischelli ?

#palaeontology #miocene #beaumarisfossils #sharks #nature #fossils #sharkteeth

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Here’s a lovely Toadfish tooth plate still in the matrix for #FossilFriday #Diodontidae #Miocene #BeaumarisFossils #fossils #palaeontology #nature

#fossils #nature #beaumarisfossils #diodontidae #miocene #fossilfriday #palaeontology

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Here’s a lovely hunk of 5 million year old whale bone with possible predation marks. The toffee colours in this fragment are beautiful. #FossilFriday #beaumarisfossils #beaumaris #miocene #fossils #palaeontology #whalebone #cetacean

#beaumarisfossils #beaumaris #cetacean #whalebone #fossils #fossilfriday #palaeontology #miocene