First stop on the dinosaur trail and 'hello' to the plant eating dinosaur, Muttaburrasaurus, (a Sauropod) found at Muttaburra. Affectionately known as "Mutta", this is a full skeletal replica of the ancient animal. There were also marine fossils from the times of an ancient inland sea in the area. The area is drought stricken and the longest river in Queensland, the Flinders River, had not a trickle of water as I walked along the dry river bed in Hughenden.
Rating: CP ** Surroundings ***
Searching for fossils in a dry creek. Belemnites have been found here but we weren't that lucky!. They were marine animals and their still living relatives are the squid and cuttlefish. They first appeared on Earth some 208 million years ago and apparently became extinct at about the same time that the majority of the dinosaurs disappeared which is thought to be about 65 million years ago.
A primeval landscape...Porcupine Gorge is a canyon hidden away near Hughenden with virtually no water, except for the occasional pools, due to the drought. The soft colours of sandstone cliffs tower above the now dry creek.
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