Australia's Fossil Heritage [electronic resource] : A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites
The Australian Heritage Council2012
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The National Heritage List was created in January 2004 to recognise, celebrate
and protect places of outstanding heritage value to the nation. National
heritage encompasses those places that reveal the richness of Australia's
extraordinarily diverse natural, historic and Indigenous heritage. One aspect of
natural heritage that has been little explored is Australia's wealth of
exceptional fossil sites. While a small number of fossil sites have risen to
public prominence, there are many lesser-known sites that have important
heritage values. The Australian Heritage Council engaged palaeontologists from
state museums and the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery to compile lists
of outstanding fossil sites and to document their characteristics and relative
importance against a range of categories, with a view to further our
understanding about Australia's important fossil heritage. Sites that were
listed for National or World Heritage values were not included in the places...
Main title:
Australia's Fossil Heritage [electronic resource] : A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites / The Australian Heritage Council
Author:
The Australian Heritage Council, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (200 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780643102309
Language:
English
BRN:
434188
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |