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 Eagles Nest and Twin Reefs for 10 days in February 2024.
.jpg "David Pickering on jackhammer, Alanna Maguire and Lisa Nink watching") |
| We used the jackhammer to remove overburden |
.jpg "Sean Wright and David Pickering examine the jackhammer, Alanna Maguire and Lisa Nink supervise") |
| Drilling holes for plugs and feathers |
.jpg "Corrie Williams, Mary Walters and Keiichi Aotsuka") |
| Corrie, Mary, Keiichi |
.jpg "Phil Spinks, Eve Eidelson, Darren Bellingham, Matt") |
| Phil, Eve, Darren, Matt |
.jpg "Sean Wright, Lisa Nink, Alanna Maguire and David Pickering remove a large rock") |
| The triumphant plugs and feathers team |
.jpg "Lisa Nink and David Pickering examine a fossil") |
| Lisa and Dave examine the first fossil find of the dig |
.jpg) |
| The crew rushes to see the fossil |
.jpg "David Pickering") |
| Dave cuts the fossil out |
.jpg "David Pickering retrieves a fossil") |
| Dave chips the fossil out |
.jpg "David Pickering, Alanna Maguire and Sean Wright move a rock") |
| Moving a large rock |
.jpg "Andrew Giles, Alan Tait and Darren Bellingham swing sledge hammers") |
| Meanwhile, down the other end of the beach... |
.jpg "Keiichi Aotsuka and his fossils find") |
| Keiichi shows off his fossil find. |
No comments:
Post a Comment