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Prehistoric Bayside - Fossil Registration

Have you found a fossil in Bayside? Ben Francischelli, palaeontologist and curator of Prehistoric Bayside, wants to hear from you. 

Bring along your fossil find to our Fossil Roadshow on Saturday 17 August. Ben Francischelli and other experts will be on hand to identify and discuss fossils brought in by community members. In addition, our citizen scientists will have items from their collections for you to get up close to.

Click here for more info on the Fossil Roadshow.

If you can’t come along to our Fossil Roadshow, please register your fossil below:

Your details
About the fossil

Allowed file upload: one file only
File must be less than 30 MB
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png
Total upload limit per form is 30 MB

Collection notice: Council collects this information for the purpose of providing it to a third party for an analysis on your find and the opportunity to provide you with a direct response. This information will be shared with a third party, Ben Francischelli, who will store it securely according to Council’s data privacy requirements. If you have any queries on privacy or wish to gain access to your information, please contact Council’s privacy officer on 9599 4444 or at privacy@bayside.vic.gov.au.


Please protect our fragile fossil sites by not disturbing or digging rock, sand or soil. It is an offence to cause damage to our natural environment or to remove fossils from the National Parks Act protected Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. Excavating for fossils in any way – on land or in the water – is prohibited.