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📣📣📣 Student scholarships available to attend the Australian Earth Science Convention in Melbourne in Feb, 2026!!!! Deadline is 3rd Oct, 2025. #aesc2026 #scholarship #australianearthscience #geologicalsocietyofaustralia @geologicalsocietyofaustrali
📣📣📣 Student scholarships available to attend the Australian Earth Science Convention in Melbourne in Feb, 2026!!!! Deadline is 3rd Oct, 2025. #aesc2026 #scholarship #australianearthscience #geologicalsocietyofaustralia @geologicalsocietyofaustralia
Entry 8️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 8. Patrick Nelson – Arumberia banksi (Glaessner and Walter, 1975) fossil from the Ediacaran-early Cambrian Arumbera Sandstone in the Arumbera Range, 9km SSW of Alice Springs (-23.778207, 133.853457) in Arre
Entry 8️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 8. Patrick Nelson – Arumberia banksi (Glaessner and Walter, 1975) fossil from the Ediacaran-early Cambrian Arumbera Sandstone in the Arumbera Range, 9km SSW of Alice Springs (-23.778207, 133.853457) in Arrernte country. The thrill of discovery peaked upon making this find. I had searched outcrops of Arumbera Sandstone in central Australia perhaps 50 times over several years in search of this enigmatic Ediacaran metazoan, without success. But on 12 July 2025, after just 10 minutes of fossicking, there it was, basking in the midday sun, begging to be found. My love tank was full. My colleague that day (Dr Adam Yates) also found a specimen a few short metres away. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 7️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 7. Miriam Slodownik – Komlopteris cenozoicusis a seed fern that outlived its Mesozoic relatives by millions of years. UV light revealed its fine venation and glands, allowing us to trace the lineage into th
Entry 7️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 7. Miriam Slodownik – Komlopteris cenozoicusis a seed fern that outlived its Mesozoic relatives by millions of years. UV light revealed its fine venation and glands, allowing us to trace the lineage into the Jurassic. This~50–53million-year-old fossil was found in the Macquarie Harbour Formation, Timkarik region, Lutruwita, western Tasmania. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 6️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 6. Maria Blake – Trapped in 42-million-year-old Anglesea amber—a rare Australian find—this tiny Ceratopogonidae midge sparked the thrill of discovery. A Gondwanan relic from Wadawurrung Country
Entry 6️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 6. Maria Blake – Trapped in 42-million-year-old Anglesea amber—a rare Australian find—this tiny Ceratopogonidae midge sparked the thrill of discovery. A Gondwanan relic from Wadawurrung Country (Anglesea coal mine, Victoria), it connects ancient Eocene ecosystems to today’s Australian rainforests, where its descendants still fly. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 5️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 5. Lucinda Hook – Pictured here is a well-preserved leaf fossil of the Glossopteris ampla. One of the many species of Glossopteris, this one is distinguished by the larger leaves often over30cm long. This e
Entry 5️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 5. Lucinda Hook – Pictured here is a well-preserved leaf fossil of the Glossopteris ampla. One of the many species of Glossopteris, this one is distinguished by the larger leaves often over30cm long. This example is 33cm long. I extracted this large block from the hillside layer of the Permian aged Illawarra Coal Measures Formation, located in Kains Flat, NSW, Australia. Wiradjuri Country. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 4️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 4. Lucinda Hook – Pictured (above/below) is a plate of several ironoxide-stained Glossopteris sp. leaf fossils typical of Central West NSW, Australia. This plate was self-collected and recovered from the Pe
Entry 4️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 4. Lucinda Hook – Pictured (above/below) is a plate of several ironoxide-stained Glossopteris sp. leaf fossils typical of Central West NSW, Australia. This plate was self-collected and recovered from the Permian-aged Illawarra Coal Measures beds of Dunedoo. The Glossopteris a genus of dominant, but now extinct, seed ferns. They had deciduous leaves with characteristic midrib and reticulate venation of the leaves. The main leaf is 16cm long. Wiradjuri Country. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 3️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 3. Lucinda Hook – Another rare Australian trilobite from my little collection of self-collected fossils. Prophalaron is a genus of trilobite belonging to the family Calymenidae. It was discovered in the Lat
Entry 3️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 3. Lucinda Hook – Another rare Australian trilobite from my little collection of self-collected fossils. Prophalaron is a genus of trilobite belonging to the family Calymenidae. It was discovered in the Late Ordovician Gunningbland Formation, Gunningbland, New South Wales, Australia. Specimen is 4cm long. Prophalaron is classified within the Calymenidae, a family of trilobites known for their distinctive body shape and segmentation. Wiradjuri Country. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 2️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 2. Harrison Jarman – Field Emission SEM image of nannofossil calcareous ooze from ODP Site 765B, Argo Abyssal Plain, northwest Australian margin (-15.976, 117.5752). Assemblage is from Upper Pliocene Unit I
Entry 2️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 2. Harrison Jarman – Field Emission SEM image of nannofossil calcareous ooze from ODP Site 765B, Argo Abyssal Plain, northwest Australian margin (-15.976, 117.5752). Assemblage is from Upper Pliocene Unit I (~ 3–4 Ma) and includes Discoaster (star - shaped coccolithophore). Image was captured using a JEOL JSM- IT 800 SEM with a FOV of 51.2x 38.4 μm. Image credit: Dr Karen Privat, Electron Microscope Unit MWAC, UNSW. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto
Entry 1️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 1. Adele Pentland – The most thrilling discoveries are made together. Professor Martin Van Kranendonk from Curtin University and colleagues marvel at the ~3.43 billion-year-old stromatolites from the Strell
Entry 1️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 1. Adele Pentland – The most thrilling discoveries are made together. Professor Martin Van Kranendonk from Curtin University and colleagues marvel at the ~3.43 billion-year-old stromatolites from the Strelley Pool Formation alongside Nyamal Rangers, the Traditional Custodians of the Pilbara region, Western Australia. --- Link in bio to vote for the People's Choice Award! --- #australasianpalaeontologists #apphotocompetition2025 #fossilphoto #apfossilphoto @palaeodel
AP member @theropods_down_under prospecting the new Cretaceous locality on the Victorian Bass Coast, Twin Reefs, Bunurong Country. This is the locality where he and his colleagues described two new megaraptorid fossils, suggesting the presence of an
AP member @theropods_down_under prospecting the new Cretaceous locality on the Victorian Bass Coast, Twin Reefs, Bunurong Country. This is the locality where he and his colleagues described two new megaraptorid fossils, suggesting the presence of an animal around 6-7m in length. Thanks Jake for sharing your photo!! #fossilphoto #australasianpalaeontologists #cretaceous #palaeontology #prospecting ***DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR PICS IN FOR THE FOSSIL PHOTO COMP!***
📣📣📣 Student scholarships available to attend the Australian Earth Science Convention in Melbourne in Feb, 2026!!!! Deadline is 3rd Oct, 2025. #aesc2026 #scholarship #australianearthscience #geologicalsocietyofaustralia @geologicalsocietyofaustrali Entry 8️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 8. Patrick Nelson – Arumberia banksi (Glaessner and Walter, 1975) fossil from the Ediacaran-early Cambrian Arumbera Sandstone in the Arumbera Range, 9km SSW of Alice Springs (-23.778207, 133.853457) in Arre Entry 7️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 7. Miriam Slodownik – Komlopteris cenozoicusis a seed fern that outlived its Mesozoic relatives by millions of years. UV light revealed its fine venation and glands, allowing us to trace the lineage into th Entry 6️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 6. Maria Blake – Trapped in 42-million-year-old Anglesea amber—a rare Australian find—this tiny Ceratopogonidae midge sparked the thrill of discovery. A Gondwanan relic from Wadawurrung Country Entry 5️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 5. Lucinda Hook – Pictured here is a well-preserved leaf fossil of the Glossopteris ampla. One of the many species of Glossopteris, this one is distinguished by the larger leaves often over30cm long. This e Entry 4️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 4. Lucinda Hook – Pictured (above/below) is a plate of several ironoxide-stained Glossopteris sp. leaf fossils typical of Central West NSW, Australia. This plate was self-collected and recovered from the Pe Entry 3️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 3. Lucinda Hook – Another rare Australian trilobite from my little collection of self-collected fossils. Prophalaron is a genus of trilobite belonging to the family Calymenidae. It was discovered in the Lat Entry 2️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 2. Harrison Jarman – Field Emission SEM image of nannofossil calcareous ooze from ODP Site 765B, Argo Abyssal Plain, northwest Australian margin (-15.976, 117.5752). Assemblage is from Upper Pliocene Unit I Entry 1️⃣ in the AP Photo Comp 2025. 1. Adele Pentland – The most thrilling discoveries are made together. Professor Martin Van Kranendonk from Curtin University and colleagues marvel at the ~3.43 billion-year-old stromatolites from the Strell AP member @theropods_down_under prospecting the new Cretaceous locality on the Victorian Bass Coast, Twin Reefs, Bunurong Country. This is the locality where he and his colleagues described two new megaraptorid fossils, suggesting the presence of an

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