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Dinosaurs of Australia
Explore Australia’s dinosaur fossil record through Queensland’s Winton Formation, Muttaburrasaurus and the contrasting environments of eastern and southern Australia.
Places, environments and evidence
Diamantinasaurus and Australovenator were found in Queensland’s Winton Formation, including an ancient oxbow-lake setting. Muttaburrasaurus records a different Early Cretaceous herbivore in eastern Australia. The atlas currently has no dedicated Australian non-avian dinosaur profiles: the museum sources below provide local examples, while the separate prehistoric-animal guide covers Australian animals already in the archive.
No matching species profiles are currently in the atlas. The sourced regional guide above describes local dinosaurs; follow the museum references below for examples.
Common questions
Are Antarctic dinosaurs Australian records?
No. Gondwanan connections are useful for comparison, but they do not turn a fossil found in Antarctica or South America into an Australian occurrence. This page keeps those localities separate.