Date: 5/11/2023 13:37:47
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 2091346
Subject: Canberra Dinosaur Museum

Although called the Dinosaur Museum, it’s only 20% about dinosaurs, or less. It’s small but fits a lot in and organises it very well. I photographed the whole thing, here is a small selection.

Geological time by eras:










The most startling for me was not a fossil, but the modern skull of a dugong. I had no idea that it was so weird.

Fantastic fossil preservation of this ray.

And reconstruction of this ammonite.

Locations of dinosaur fossils found around Australia



And to finish off, here’s an unidentified moth photographed at the entrance to the museum.

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Date: 5/11/2023 13:45:53
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2091349
Subject: re: Canberra Dinosaur Museum

Looks a well-presented traditional display.

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Date: 5/11/2023 14:21:36
From: Michael V
ID: 2091360
Subject: re: Canberra Dinosaur Museum

I have a fantastic lot of fossils from the Farrs Hill. Talbragar site, that I collected as a teen, long before the site was closed to the public. I took home a single lump of rock, about 30 cm cubed and split into many, many pieces with a hammer and coal chisel.

“Agathis” jurassica

Lots of exquisitely preserved fish like these Cavenderichthys talbragarensis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Agathis%22_jurassica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbragar_fossil_site

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Date: 5/11/2023 14:28:54
From: roughbarked
ID: 2091363
Subject: re: Canberra Dinosaur Museum

Michael V said:


I have a fantastic lot of fossils from the Farrs Hill. Talbragar site, that I collected as a teen, long before the site was closed to the public. I took home a single lump of rock, about 30 cm cubed and split into many, many pieces with a hammer and coal chisel.

“Agathis” jurassica

Lots of exquisitely preserved fish like these Cavenderichthys talbragarensis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Agathis%22_jurassica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbragar_fossil_site

Nice work.

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Date: 5/11/2023 14:34:37
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2091364
Subject: re: Canberra Dinosaur Museum

Michael V said:


I have a fantastic lot of fossils from the Farrs Hill. Talbragar site, that I collected as a teen, long before the site was closed to the public. I took home a single lump of rock, about 30 cm cubed and split into many, many pieces with a hammer and coal chisel.

“Agathis” jurassica

Lots of exquisitely preserved fish like these Cavenderichthys talbragarensis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Agathis%22_jurassica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbragar_fossil_site

Lovely.

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