Bringing Queensland’s Lost Creatures to life

Ever wondered what it’s like to dig up a dinosaur bone? Or how we store all the incredible fossils in our collection? Or how our palaeontologists conduct research into some of Queensland’s most famous fossil finds

In these videos, created for our new exhibition Lost Creatures, some of our team discuss their work and share insights into what it’s like to work with dinosaurs

RECREATING LARK QUARRY FOOTSTEPS

MANAGING THE ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS COLLECTION

PALEONTOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE FIELD AND IN THE LAB

Lost Creatures introduce some of Queensland’s long-lost inhabitants, including dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles and megafauna. Some highlights include the latest research from our palaeontologists and new 3D digital models of dinosaurs and megafauna.The exhibition also explores the ways in which these creatures coped with extinction events and discusses some of the challenges they faced as their world changed around them.

Lost Creatures is located on Level 2. Free admission.

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