Wildlife Workshops 2008

Prehistoric Wildlife of the Great South-east

Thursday 19 June 2008, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Friday 20 June 2008, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Saturday 21 June 2008, 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Bookings are essential. Download the Wildlife Workshops 2008 Booking Form [new window 464 KB PDF].

Take a journey back through time to see what the Prehistoric South-east was like millions of years ago. Fossils from the South-east region preserve a menagerie of life forms, from 200 million-year-old footprints, through the Age of Dinosaurs and into the Age of Megafauna. This workshop will present the diversity of fossil life found in the Great South-east and look at how palaeontology can be used to predict the impacts of future environmental change. We will also spend time looking at how that diversity of fossil life formed and what to do if you find one!

This workshop will be divided into two parts and include:

Part 1 - A presentation that will introduce the prehistory of the South-east with particular reference to:

• The study of palaeontology.
• Ancient Forests.
• Dinosaurs.
• Megafauna.
• Climate Change.

Part 2 - A workshop on fossil identification and palaeontological research:

• What are fossils?
• What are not fossils? – natural objects that appear to be fossilised remains but are not!
• Identifying fossils, including plants, invertebrates and vertebrates.

Presenters:
Scott Hocknull, Curator Geosciences, Queensland Museum
Kristen Spring, Assistant Collection Manager, Geosciences, Queensland Museum

See the full program of 2008 Wildlife Workshops.
If you have a wildlife question you can visit the Inquiry Centre site to download our fact sheets or ask our helpful, knowledgeable Inquiry Centre staff.