Age of Fishes Museum

Devonian fish fossil museums in the world and is a National Heritage site due to its international scientific significance.

The museum houses a huge collection of Devonian fish fossils found at the Mandagery Sandstone in the Canowindra area.

[3][4] A local apiarist later found this slab and, believing it to contain fossils, contacted the Australian Museum about it.

That dig led to the removal of 70 tonnes of rock slab and revealed over 3,000 fish fossils from the Devonian period.

The dig site has led to several new discoveries and tells the story of events that occurred over 360 million years ago.

Front of the museum building in 2020
Internationally recognised architect John Andrews designed the museum building