[{"id":10630071,"handle":"fossils","updated_at":"2025-05-07T11:06:39+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":"2025-05-07T18:35:03+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.