Devonian Ecosystems Project

Name: Devonian Ecosystems Project
Address: 87 Beaufort St, Makhanda, Eastern Cape, 6139, ZA

A fossil collection of the only known Devonian high-latitude estuarine ecosystem.

Makhanda, South Africa

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The Devonian Ecosystems Project is a unique collection of the only known high-latitude estuarine ecosystem flora and fauna fossils. It is mainly focused on the Waterloo Farm fossil site, a world-renowned Lagerstätte that has yielded 26 new species of Devonian Fossil plants and animals, ranging from Africa's oldest tetrapod to the oldest known lamprey on the planet.

It is an active research project with new fossils described every year. A collection of the Albany Museum in Makhanda/Grahamstown, it is a sight to behold, with an ongoing outreach program to educate people on the paleohistory of South Africa.

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Free entry to the gallery and a guided tour of the collection if wanted. The gallery and project is located seperate from the Main Albany Museum between Victoria girls high and Primary school.