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| The tray of possibly interesting fossils |
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| Can’t beat that view! |
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| The dinosaur in the front yard |
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| Breaking rock in the garage |
Museum Victoria and Monash University have conducted “Dinosaur Dreaming” digs since 1995. Originally at the Flat Rocks site outside Inverloch, Victoria, it has evolved to include localities along the Bass and Otway Coasts. Since 2008 this blog has shared images and stories of crew taking part in excavations, fossil bones recovered, and fossilly things we get up to between digs. The most recent dig took place at Twin Reefs for 3 weeks in February 2025.
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| Life-sized ornithopods hide in the garden near the entrance |
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| Corrie and Wendy play in the dinosaur display That theropod is a bit big and bite-y! |
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| Jack, Lisa and Mary seem unfazed by the dinosaurs |
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| Annie seems willing to let Don be eaten |
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| Wendy and happy dinosaurs |
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| Wait! One of them might eat me! |
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| You are encouraged to touch the replica dinosaur bones |
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| The dinosaurs were right here 126 million years ago |
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| Brainstormming ideas to make the display case even better |
Listen to Corrie and Wendy at the 1 hour 4 minute mark!
Background hammering by John, Lisa and Tim,
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/gippsland-breakfast/breakfast/106344212
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| Don is serious about his fossil find… |
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| … but is really a happy fossil finder! |
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| Doris finds a fossil |
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| I find a really pretty fossil and can’t stop grinning. Possibly should not divulge details but am bursting to! |
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| Sharyn find a fossil |
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| Dig board reveals our love/hate relationship with the number of turtles we have found! |
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| Tim shows us his footprint replicas |
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| Alan E gets comfortable making cheese and biscuits Photo by Lisa |
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| Our resident dinosaur looking for snacks |
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| Jõrg finds a fossil |
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| Mary gazes out to sea |
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| Sharyn joins the crew |
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| Carrying buckets of rock up the hill |
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| Buckets of rock waiting to go up the hill |
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| Bailing |
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| Corrie and Alan wait for the tide to go out |
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| Oops got to site too early. Anyone want to channel their inner King Canute? |