Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 45 minutes ago

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Belemnites, coprolites, plesiosaurs and peculiarities -- check out some of the amazing donations added to the Australian Opal Centre's incredible collection this year!

Special thanks to Jenni Brammall and Dr. Elizabeth Smith for their enthusiasm and patience!

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Opalised fossils: youtube.com/watch?v=vARKPdCsxzk
Coprolites: youtube.com/watch?v=Cudpe3CDFjM
Lightning Claw: youtube.com/watch?v=lcwXTPVFxxM
Mystery population: youtube.com/watch?v=j8Vo1wIS7yA

0:00 Introduction
0:19 Belemnite Rostrum
1:21 Pterosaur Tooth
2:31 Plants & Septaria
5:49 Weird Nobbies
10:51 Crocodile Tooth
11:36 Dinosaur Tailbone
12:26 Mammal Vertebra
14:10 Coprolite
15:09 Gastropod Groupings
17:01 Plesiosaur Vertebrae
19:38 Ichthyosaur Vertebrae
22:02 Bivalve Mussels
23:02 Pine Cones
24:55 Sauropod Bones
27:17 Original Artwork
28:48 Conclusion and Thanks
29:40 Acknowledgements

This video features some items from the collection of the Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge, check out the AOC online:

Follow the Australian Opal Centre on Facebook:
facebook.com/australianopalcentre

The Australian Opal Centre on the web:
australianopalcentre.com

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