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Museums Victoria is excited to invite the people of Victoria to cast their vote in selecting a candidate for a state fossil emblem.
State emblems are a way of celebrating the unique and amazing natural heritage of our part of the world.
Victoria has these emblems already: helmeted honeyeater (bird), Leadbeater's possum (animal), weedy seadragon (marine animal), common heath (flora) and gold (mineral), but does not yet have a fossil emblem.
Voting closing date: 4 October 2021
You can find all eight fossils at Melbourne Museum, which had originally been found in various Victorian locations.
Fossil animal colony formed ‘V’ for Victoria
First giant of the plant world
Tiny mammal among Victoria’s dinosaurs
Cool Cretaceous monster amphibian
Fierce whale ancestor of modern giants
Giant toothed bird of Bayside
Mystery marsupial of Australia’s Ice Age
Slender polar dinosaur
What State Fossil Emblem are you? Reveal what emblem you should vote for using our State Fossil Emblem Instagram filter. Follow @MuseumsVictoria on Instagram and try it now.