Dinosaur Discovery – Palaeo Laboratory

This is a lab activity suited to budding palaeontologists.

About this event

You will learn how to find and identify Australian dinosaurs, get up to date with the latest palaeontology research and make your own dinosaur fossil!

The first fossil found in Australia, was a 115-million-year-old meat-eating dinosaur claw, discovered at Cape Paterson in Victoria in 1903 by geologist William Ferguson.

You get to be hands on and make a plaster replica of either a dinosaur footprint, an Ammonite, or a Dinosaur Claw.

While the plaster is drying, participants will travel about 1 kilometre to Wallace Avenue Community Park, Inverloch to break open rocks in a search for new fossils, you get to keep any fossils you find.

After rock breaking, we return to the Bunurong Environment Centre to paint your replica, ready for you to take home.

Please Note:

All attendees, including adults accompanying children, all children and all infants must purchase a ticket.
Tickets are free for children under 5yrs and infants.
Groups may be up to 25 people.

FAQs

Is there a minimum age requirement?
This activity is suitable for everyone; school aged children, teenagers and adults.
Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a supervising adult who has a ticket. (Please note age requirements are a guide only).
Tickets are required for all attendees including infants and children under 5yrs old.

What do I need to bring?
You will need sturdy shoes, appropriate clothing and protection for the weather, water and your own transport from the Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch to the field site.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Please email bce@sgcs.org.au

What if the weather is bad?
Our activities go ahead if it is drizzling.
However, if the weather conditions pose a threat to your safety we will cancel and refund your ticket fee.
In this event, we will email you so please monitor your email if the weather is bad.

When do bookings close?
Bookings close an hour before the event.
However, if there are insufficient bookings, the session may be cancelled beforehand. Best to book early to secure your ticket/s.

What is the refund policy?
If you cancel your ticket you will receive a full refund via Humanitix provided you cancel at least 7 days before the event.
If we haven't sold enough tickets to cover our costs we will cancel the activity, email you and refund your money.
We may also need to cancel this event if unforeseen circumstances mean our presenter is unable to come or the weather turns nasty.
If we cancel the event, we provide a full refund. Please make sure to check your email on the day.

Contact the host of Dinosaur Discovery - Palaeo Laboratory, Inverloch