About this place
What to expect
The Age of Fishes Museum and Visitors Centre is located in the heart of Canowindra, in the Central West of NSW. Imagine a world ruled by fish! Long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the mighty rivers of the Central West teamed with bizarre ancient fishes - armoured fishes, fishes with lungs, and some huge predators with jaws like crocodiles. Thousands of their fossils were found at Canowindra and give us a unique glimpse into life during the Devonian Period - the 'Age of Fishes'. A chance discovery in 1955 revealed an extensive fossil bed dating from the Devonian Period. This 360-370 million-year-old fossil deposit contains the remains of thousands of freshwater fish. Many were new to science. The best of the fossils so far recovered are now on public display at the Age of Fishes Museum. The Age of Fishes Museum offers visitors an exciting range of permanent exhibitions and activities, occasional travelling exhibitions and well-presented additional facilities, such as a well-stocked gift shop, a regional Visitor Information Centre, as well as shaded picnic tables, a timeline walk, giant board games and fossil dig pits for young visitors.