Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Go rekking and Fossil Hunting in Fossil Bluff - Tasmania

Go Trekking and Fossil Hunting in Fossil Bluff - Tasmania

If you have an interest of gathering fossils, hunting rocks, or simply an avid devotee of geology, Tasmania is providing a location called Fossil Bluff for you to explore. The area is recognized as a geological monument on the state, and is also encompassed by various geological marvels.

A result of the waves within the Bass Strait, a sandstone bluff comprising folds of fossils and is encapsulated by the stone and is known as Fossil Bluff was developed. Bass Strait is known as the stretched ocean that splits Tasmania from Australia. The bluff is nestled under the ocean around 38 million years ago and this lies on top some sheets of tillite which were retained there as early as the Permian era. When it’s low tide, you could stroll through the bluff and observe for yourself where sandstone and tillite meet. If you have extraordinary curiosity about fossils, surely you'll see some fossils in majority of the sandstone. The fossils are highlighting its climatic conditions that occurred on this planet during Oligocene era.

You could take some pictures of the fossils but taking it as a souvenir or a specimen is not possible by the Bluff.

You can actually stroll down the Fossil Bluff, the beach and then the Silver Gull rookery situated along the mouth of the Inglis River if the tide is low. The shoreline is inhabited by Fairy Penguins and by the months of September thru February you will witness their nesting areas by searching signs using their waste. Prevent distracting these penguins, research said that their quantities are reducing generally because of the Wynyard Golf Club that is located on top of the Fossil Bluff. Fairy Penguins are known as the smallest kind among the penguin family. Standing only at 43cm, Little Penguins are present down the coastline of southern Australia and New Zealand.

By the west side from the Bluff is a settlement that is famous for its 1888 built station and agricultural goods. The vicinity is looked at as the richest on the entire Tasmania and all credits would go to the volcanic soil found in Table Cape. Table Cape is positioned somewhere in the north coast of Tasmania.


You can see a flat gray rock called Wynyard Tillite that stretches for kilometres from east to west. This tillite originated from the Permian period which is about 280 million years old. It had been asserted the Australian continent was just a part of a huge continent called Gondwana, it was around this age that the tillite was formed and the remainder are history. The area is filled with granites, jaspers and agates which you get hold of as souvenirs from your trip.

Fossil Bluff is simply a 3 kilometre drive by the main city of Wynyard. You may walk down the serene historical beach and enjoy the impressive view around the Bass Strait. Cottages and lodging houses is just a minute off from the area. You too can take a Wynyard trip and find out the marvelous place loaded with history and farmlands.

The place gives the finest accommodation in Tasmania as they possibly can. Wynyard’s streets are loaded with the fundamental necessities you could possibly need. From food stops and stations, cafes, pharmacy, sea foods, post office, boutique shops and the likes; are generally found in the area.

Reservations and bookings to your accommodation in Tasmania are all available on the net. Check into best deal that will benefit you along with your needs. Read some information, reviews and special features with regards to the location for a perfect Tasmanian experience.

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