Dinosaur chase
Fossils of dinosaur footprints, called trackways, can give us a glimpse into the past. They are a record of an animal’s behaviour. Sometimes they can tell us how fast an animal could run, what kind of habitat it lived in, or how it moved.
Dinosaur trackways along the Victorian coast show theropods like Australovenator roamed open, sandy floodplains.
Where can you find fossils from this time?
Coastlines around South Gippsland and Cape Otway in southern Victoria preserve rich fossil deposits from the early Cretaceous Period.
Wollemi Pine
The Wollemi Pine is one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees. It was thought to be extinct until 1994 when a grove of less than 100 surviving trees was discovered in the Blue Mountains.
Koolasuchus
Koolasuchus lived in the rivers that once separated Australia and Antarctica. Its fossils are only found at a few beaches and coves in south Gippsland. It is Victoria's state fossil emblem.
