[{"id":10630071,"handle":"fossils","updated_at":"2025-09-12T11:50:56+10:00","published_at":"2013-06-21T12:48:00+10:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Fossil","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe most desired of Tasmanian fossils , the fossil tree ferns of Lune River date to the Jurassic period . These unique rare fossil plants are replaced by colourful agate and Jasper . Commonly called petrified manfern these fossil Ferns are some of the worlds most beautiful fossils . We have prospected for these Tasmanian fossils for the past 35 years mostly at Lune River in the far south of Tasmania, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2013-07-11T11:12:58+10:00","alt":null,"width":2048,"height":2048,"src":"\/\/rareandbeautiful.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/DSC05139.jpg?v=1373505178"}},{"id":288535347265,"handle":"quick-order","title":"Quick Order","updated_at":"2025-09-15T21:00:45+10:00","body_html":null,"published_at":"2025-03-27T14:26:15+11:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"quick","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"web"}]
Lune river in southern Tasmania produces some of the worlds finest plant fossils. The rare fossil ferns, trees and cycads from Lune river are preserved perfectly to a cellular level by agate and jasper. Dating to the mid Jurassic period,180 million years ago. This fossil fern frond section with exposed frond has been naturally polished by ground waters. This particular piece of fossil fern is an osmundacaulis species.
