Nilpena Ediacara National Park
The story of life emerging
Evidence of earth’s earliest animal life
The Flinders Ranges provides some of South Australia’s most iconic landscapes displaying geological formations and wildlife. It is also where evidence of earth’s earliest animal life has been discovered.
The Flinders Ranges, traditional lands of the Adnyamathanha people, is renowned as one of South Australia’s most remarkable landscapes. The dramatic scenery, unique geological formations and iconic wildlife attracts visitors from across the world. It is a place of rich cultural heritage and exceptional scientific value, where evidence of the emergence earth’s earliest complex animal life has been discovered.
Learn more about Nilpena, the planet's most significant discovery.