The Fossil Collection comprises approximately 1,500,000 specimens and is divided into five main categories: vertebrate body fossils, invertebrate body fossils, plant fossils, structures built by bacteria (ie, stromatolites), and trace fossils (eg, trackways and burrows).
Specimens from all continents are represented, although the main focus of the collection is on Western Australia.
Within the vertebrate fossils collection, significant items include:



