The Devonian Period in Victoria

Distribution of Devonian rocks in Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

In Victoria, rocks of Devonian age occur in the east-central part of the state (including the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne and the Kinglake district), West Gippsland (e.g. the Walhalla district), and East Gippsland (e.g. the Buchan district). The Devonian sequences are rich in fossils, including corals, brachiopods, sea stars, trilobites, gastropods and bivalves.

Tabulate coral Pleurodictyum megastoma from the Lower Devonian of the Heathcote district, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Tabulate coral Pleurodictyum megastoma from the Lower Devonian of the Heathcote district, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Gastropod Euomphalus northi, from the Lower Devonian of Lilydale, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Bivalve Panenka gippslandica, from the Lower Devonian of Jordan River, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Trilobite Odontochile formosa from the Lower Devonian of the Kinglake district, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Trilobite Gravicalymene angustior, from the Lower Devonian of Lilydale, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.

Trilobite Acanthopyge australis, from the Lower Devonian of Killara, Victoria. Source: Museum Victoria.