Saving the Fossils of Some of the Weirdest, Most Ancient Creatures

Nilpena’s prized fossils lie exposed on the gentle slopes of Mt Michael: the weird forms of Earth’s first multicellular creatures, frozen in rock for 560 million years.

About 60 species from the Ediacara period pattern the hillside, the richest collection of such forms on Earth. And farmer Ross Fargher is playing his role to save the ancient fossils.