Guide

One of the museum staff guides explains the fossils and details of the dinosaurs from the area around Winton.

Volunteer

A volunteer at the Australian Age Of Dinosaurs workshop helps clean up a fossil in preparation for its display. 

Crikey!

This dinosaur would make a short meal out of me.  This is Australovenator Wintonensis, affectionately known as "Banjo", because it was found near Winton.

Pliosaur

The original and only Richmond Pliosaur and the most complete skeleton of its type. This is worth the drive to see it behind the bullet proof glass in its home town.

Minmi

Another visit to Richmond to see fossils. This time a new angle on the Minmi. Tomorrow look out for a surprise.

Riversleigh D Site

A fossil bone and gizzard contents from a big bird that lived in Australia long ago.  This is in the world heritage listed Riversleigh Fossil Site D just south of Lawn Hill.

Diprotodon Bone

A view inside a piece of Diprotodon bone.

Spare Ribs

Some rib bones from a Diprotodon skeleton near Floraville station, Burketown.

Leichhardt River Crossing

This is the Leichhardt River crossing near Floraville Station on the road to Burketown. I was privileged to be part of an excursion to help dig up a Diprotodon skeleton, and I came across this wonderful view of the Leichhardt River on our way to the destination.

Fishy Tale

A fish tail that tells a tale of history long past. Found in the Richmond fossil fossicking site.

Baroon Pocket Dam

At this dam in the Sunshine Coast hinterland you will find that fossil fuelled vehicles are not permitted on the water. A sign of things to come.

Back in Richmond

I was back in Richmond again, this time for work. Although it was hardly real work. I got to go fossicking for fossils. We came across this fossil turtle shell in the rock.

Kronosaurus Korner

This is a model of a Kronosaurus at the Richmond Kronosaurus Korner Museum. It would have been a scary sight to see one of these in real life.

The Moonrocks

These are the moonrocks. The winner threw the 26 kilogram lump of stone a whopping 5.5 metres to win the new world record.

Richmond

Camping at the caravan park in Richmond. The Labour day long weekend was the biennial Richmond Fossil Festival. The festivities brought many people to town, you'll see some of the action tomorrow.

Pliosaur

A detail of the Richmond Pliosaur tail. This fossilised skeleton can be found in Kronosaurus Korner, the Richmond museum of marine reptiles and fossils.