Basic Information
Location
Dinosaur Cove is located in the south-east of the Australian continent, where
the Otway ranges meet the sea to the west of Cape Otway, along the Great Ocean
road. Dinosaur Cove is located in the rocky costal outcrops of Southern Victoria. It is located in the suburb or town of Johanna with the postcode of 3238.
It is on the very coast and is surrounded by rocky cliffs and beaches. It is very close to one of Victoria's stand out features the "Eagles Nest" and is only a few kilometres west of Inverloch.
the Otway ranges meet the sea to the west of Cape Otway, along the Great Ocean
road. Dinosaur Cove is located in the rocky costal outcrops of Southern Victoria. It is located in the suburb or town of Johanna with the postcode of 3238.
It is on the very coast and is surrounded by rocky cliffs and beaches. It is very close to one of Victoria's stand out features the "Eagles Nest" and is only a few kilometres west of Inverloch.
Discovery of Dinosaur Cove
The Australian Fossil Site, Dinosaur Cove, was discovered by a geologist called William Hamilton Ferguson during the year of 1930. When William was mapping out the rocky costal regions of South Victoria he spotted a fossil. This fossil was the first correctly identified dinosaur fossil to not only be found in Victoria but all of Australia.
75 years later, in 2005, Rob Glenie, another geologist and two dynamic young volunteers went back to the same place where the fossil was found to uncover many more fossils of ancient prehistoric dinosaurs. On the first exhibition around thirty fossils were found although most of these were fragments of bones and could not be identified it was still a very informative and encouraging discovery.
75 years later, in 2005, Rob Glenie, another geologist and two dynamic young volunteers went back to the same place where the fossil was found to uncover many more fossils of ancient prehistoric dinosaurs. On the first exhibition around thirty fossils were found although most of these were fragments of bones and could not be identified it was still a very informative and encouraging discovery.
Images from http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3aca2c1b-3c07-48df-bd6e-8b0013aa16c4, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinosaur_Cove_location.PNG and http://museumvictoria.com.au/history/dinosaur.html
Copyright Heather Anderson - 2013