Matheson's Bay is a "Fossil Shoreline". Join us as we look for evidence and hunt for the 20 million year old fossils that lived there. These fossils will show us the seas were warmer then than now.
Photo: Dawn
We will walk from the bottom of Wonderview Road along to Matheson's looking at the geology as we go - this involves a few hundred metres of rock hopping so decent footwear is required.
Matheson's Bay is a unique location for giant oyster fossils, and many other marine specimens. Join Ian Scott, a biologist and geologist who will guide us around and help us discover fossils.
Photo: Mike E Talbot
Ian, a Forest & Bird member and Leigh resident, trained as a geologist at Victoria University. He worked as a geologist briefly in Papua New Guinea before retraining as a secondary school science teacher.
We will walk from the bottom of Wonderview Road along to Matheson's looking at the geology as we go - this involves a few hundred metres of rock hopping so decent footwear is required.
Matheson's Bay is a unique location for giant oyster fossils, and many other marine specimens. Join Ian Scott, a biologist and geologist who will guide us around and help us discover fossils.
Ian, a Forest & Bird member and Leigh resident, trained as a geologist at Victoria University. He worked as a geologist briefly in Papua New Guinea before retraining as a secondary school science teacher.
