Sunday, November 28, 2010

Australian Age of Dinosaurs - The Museum

(L & R - The Museum for the Australian Age of Dinosaurs is built on a mesa about 20 kms out of Winton. Access is by a good road to the top, where the Museum is located and the view is superb)






(L b& R - Inside we have displays describing the area, and also we store all the bones already prepared and also store those still awaiting work)






(L - The palaeontologists discuss some recent finds


(R - Part of the display includes reconstructions of the animals found so far, and a reproduction of the appearance of one of the hind legs of Banjo, one of the dinosaurs discovered)



(L - More displays)


(R - A thigh bone of Matilda)







(L - A full reconstruction of the forelegs of Matilda)


(R - Plans are underway for the construction of Stage 2 of the Museum n- Dave Elliott explains it all)






(L - WE had a picnic lunch by a pool on the mesa)

(R - The outlook from the mesa)





(L & R - Our picnic site)








(Below - A whip snake searches for some food)

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