Category: dinosaur

dinosaur, Exhibitions & Events, Queensland Museum

Dino-stars of the silver screen

Here at Queensland Museum, we love to see the fascination visitors of all generations have with dinosaurs. The prehistoric creatures that roamed Earth millions of years ago have captured our imaginations and ignited our curiosities, spurring countless adaptations on the silver screen and beyond. From ferocious carnivores that dominated the food chain, to the gentle giants that grazed the plains and the lighting-quick raptors that … Continue reading Dino-stars of the silver screen

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dinosaur, Exhibitions & Events, Palaeontology, Uncategorized

Know your dinosaur bones

Thousands of visitors to Queensland Museum have now discovered the sixteen full-scale dinosaur skeletons on display in Dinosaurs of Patagonia, however it can come as a surprise to some of our guests that these displays are not the actual fossils assembled into standing structures. The process of discovering, preparing and assembling dinosaur bones is not as simple as it may seem. Here, we will dig … Continue reading Know your dinosaur bones

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Ancient environments, dinosaur, fossil

Preparation of ‘Cooper’s’ bones at the Plevna Downs preparation lab

by Joanne Wilkinson, Senior Fossil Preparator and Conservator The Mackenzie family, on their remote South West Queensland property between 2004 and 2006, had discovered a total of six dinosaur sites.  With so many sites to explore, the family invited palaeontologists Dr Scott Hocknull and Alex Cook, and fossil preparator Joanne Wilkinson to assist with the investigation of one of the most interesting sites. It was … Continue reading Preparation of ‘Cooper’s’ bones at the Plevna Downs preparation lab

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Ancient environments, dinosaur, fossil

A most extraordinary day in the preparation laboratory

by Joanne Wilkinson, Senior Fossil Preparator and Conservator As a fossil preparator and conservator, my days are spent in a laboratory using tools and glues to preserve fossil bones. I am often the first to see detailed features and shapes of bones that have spent many millions of years under the earth. A day in the lab is always filled with wonder but what happened … Continue reading A most extraordinary day in the preparation laboratory

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