Eromanga News

Qld Premier Anastacia Palaszcuk visited the Eromanga Natural History Museum and unveiled a dinosaur sculpture “Knotosaurus” in a new park in Eromanga.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Qld Premier Anastacia Palaszcuk visited the Eromanga Natural History Museum and unveiled a dinosaur sculpture “Knotosaurus” in a new park in Eromanga. Full coverage in a recent report on 9 News: Home to Australia’s biggest dinosaur fossils, a Titanasaur has been found in Eromanga, in far-west Queensland. ...read more

Media - Dinosaur museum opens in tiny outback Queensland town of Eromanga after 12-year journey

Monday, March 21, 2016

ABC News has reported on Eromanga Natural History Museum opening.Below is a short snippet of the article. Find the full article here. ...read more

National Grant to assist Eromanga dinosaur collection

Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Outback Gondwana Foundation has been awarded a $10,350 Community Heritage Grant to assist with the conservation of the Eromanga Natural History Museum’s collection of dinosaur fossils and other unique scientific finds. ...read more

Extant Landscape, Eromanga Basin

Sunday, November 04, 2012

10 Queensland Artists have come together to celebrate the diversity and vastness of the Eromanga Basin landscape. Commissions from the exhibition will go towards the Outback Gondwana Foundation Building Fund. ...read more

A Discussion On The Region’s Fossil Heritage

Monday, August 01, 2011

A meeting held in Roma yesterday to discuss the region’s fossil heritage with interested residents and council representatives. ...read more

What is a Holotype?

A holotype is a valuable original specimen that describes a new species. It is a term used to describe a specimen that is the first known of its kind anywhere in the world. A holotype can be any type of fossil, and it serves as the name-bearer of the species. Even if a better specimen is found, the holotype is not superseded. These are rare and exciting discoveries, which help fill important gaps in the fossil record.

Every animal and plant that is scientifically described is represented by a holotype. If a scientist wishes to study the unique traits of a species, it is usually the holotype specimen they study. The holotypes are the crown jewels of any museum collection. These priceless specimens need to be stored and conserved at standards that meet the Code of International Zoological Nomenclature.

About ENHM

Welcome to a brand new Australian dinosaur museum! Eromanga Natural History Museum is an exciting new education and tourism development near where the fossils of Australia’s largest dinosaurs, the Eromanga Titanosaurs are being discovered in South West Queensland, Australia. These dinosaur discoveries were first found 2004 and now you can finally see these amazing bones and teeth, learn about the discoveries and even help clean the bones or join a dig. Over eighty, dinosaur (95-98 million years old) and much younger megafauna sites are being found in this internationally significant paleontological hotspot in the heart of Australia. Our vision is to become a regional Centre of Excellence for Arid Australia Palaeontology and a major tourist destination for Outback Australia. Stage 1 is complete and Stage 2 is planned to start very soon.