Dossier
microscopic fossils
Coverage of microscopic fossils in the Nexus archive.
- ‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years
Microscopic fossils in limestone have revealed Victoria's Twelve Apostles are 8.6 to 14 million years old, shaped by tectonic plate movements. The site, a major tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Melbourne, draws 2.8 million visitors annually.