Gondwana caves full of fossils faces underwater future

By Damien Murphy
Updated November 23 2014 - 3:08am, first published 2:55am
What lies beneath: Harry Burkitt admires the Cliefden Caves. Photo: Alan Pryke
What lies beneath: Harry Burkitt admires the Cliefden Caves. Photo: Alan Pryke

They are one of the most cavernous limestone areas in NSW, featuring rare blue stalactites, stalagmites, and 443 million-year-old Gondwana fossils formed as the ancient continent slowly sank towards the South Pole.

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