I acknowledge that some of the artifacts here, belonged and still might belong to the Umoonan people of Coober Pedy. I am a beginner at finding fossils so they aren’t very many here. I hope you find this interesting and further my knowledge (and yours) about fossils. Enjoy!
This is a sea bed. It has many fossils here including the broken stems of crinoids and several branches of coral. I found this one myself in England
This is what is called a thunder egg. It is a type of geode. I bought this one
This is a flexicalymene trilobite. It lived about 450 million years ago and its shell has been fossilized into limestone. I bought this one
This is the head of a unique trilobite. It has eight eyes so I could not identify it. Please tell me in the comments if you know what type it is. I found this one
This is a shell. I found this one in England
This is a chroptolite (fossilized poo) that has been rolled into a ball by a dung beetle, so it is most likely from the dinosaur period or after. I found this one
This is an aboriginals spearhead. I found this one in Coober Pedy
This is an opalized shell. I found this one in Coober Pedy. It is made of dead opal, so it isn’t worth anything
This is another aboriginals spearhead
Another view of it
This is my prized artifact. It is a fire opal, a rare type of opal, that is worth 300 dollars. I found this one in Coober Pedy
A view of an opalized shell. The lines are the lines you would see on a shell
Another view of the opalized shell (it is also dead opal so worth nothing). I found this one in Coober Pedy
This is a shark tooth fossil. I bought this one
This is a fish tail. My pop found this in Queensland
This is gypsum. Nothing special, just looks cool
This is a rock. I have no idea what it is made out of. Please tell me in the comments if you know. Found in the living desert
An aboriginals knife
Another view of it
Another view of it
A negative impression of a sea shell. Found in Coober Pedy
I have no idea what this is but it looks like a small bird fossil
