A rare 100-million-year-old Plesiosaur fossil, one of the largest and best-preserved found in Australia, will be unveiled at Boulia's Stonehouse Museum this week.
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The Loch Ness-like reptile was discovered bythe late Dick Suter, known by locals as “Dinosaur Dick”, and will be unveiled at a morning tea at 10.30am on Thursday at the Boulia Marine Reptile Fossil Display.
“Dinosaur Dick” stumbled across the Plesiosaur by accident in 2012 uncovering more than 80% of its skeleton, which would have once measured up to 12 metres.
Now, Boulia’s own Loch Ness Monster will be on display alongside what is said to be the world’s best collection of Ichthyosaurs. Boulia council’s Julie Woodhouse called it a real coup for the Stonehouse Museum.
Though not officially a dinosaur, the Plesiosaur existed during the Cretaceous period, when Boulia was an inland sea.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
