Gogo Formation
Devonian fossil reef site in the Kimberley, Western Australia; in Life on Air Attenborough picks up a fish fossil there by helicopter.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life on Air | David Attenborough | setting | Attenborough picks up a fish fossil there by helicopter. |
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Life on Air — David Attenborough (2002)
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Later on that same trip, we wanted to film at a site in the central Australian desert called Gogo .
- Role: setting
- In the book: The crew flies in by helicopter to a fossil site already picked over by London palaeontologists. Attenborough picks up an arthrodire scute within a yard of the landing bar, to the scientist’s mock indignation.
- Why it matters: A memorable small anecdote about fossil hunting.