Fossils Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Moon Rocks in Main Street, Richmond, Queensland

Only in OZ #19 – Moon Rock-Throwing World Championships, Richmond, Queensland

February 18, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Bakery, Boulia, Fossils, Moon Rocks, Outback, Queensland, Richmond

I’ve yet to meet a Calcareous Concretion I didn’t like. Although there’s some confusion about exactly where that magical Moon Rock meeting is likely to be. My first sighting in Outback Queensland’s Richmond was supposed to be ‘unique to the Richmond Shire’ according to the town guide. BUT … I’d clocked up several hundred Moon Rock sightings before heading a[…]

Thylacoleo carnifex, Australia's lion! Naracoorte Caves, South Australia

OZ Top Spot #12 – Naracoorte Caves National Park, South Australia

January 6, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Fossils, Naracoorte, Naracoorte Caves, National Parks, South Australia, Things to do, Thylacoleo Carnifex, Travel, World Heritage

The dim yellow light cast a long dark shadow flickering balefully over the seeping rock as we descended deeper into the gloomy cavern. Treading carefully over the uneven rock floor, we dodged the oozing columns towering high above as we rounded the corner to leave the daylight behind. Channelling ‘Becky’ to Pilchard’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ in a weird re-enactment of Mark[…]

Plesiosaur at the Stone House Museum, Boulia

Aussie ABC – F is for Fossils!

October 10, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Boulia, Dinosaur, Eromanga, Fossils, Hughenden, Isisford, Mt Isa, Muttaburra, Outback, Queensland, Richmond, Winton

The ancient landscape of OZ, eroded by time, long disappeared sea beds and a harsh climate has given rise to weirdly unique and bizarre creatures. Well … their remains, anyway! I knew this. But I DIDN’T know the present day Outback fossil fields near northwest Queensland’s Richmond, would engender a creature more fantastic than any of them. And I was[…]

Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets #16 – Richmond, Queensland

July 6, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Fossils, Outback, Queensland, Richmond, Scenic Public Toilets

At first glance, the setting of these conveniences in western Queensland’s Richmond is far from exotic. It’s nowhere near as scenic as Lord Howe Island’s #15 – my favourite to date! Unlike Largs Bay’s #12, there’s no colourful loo-art adorning the amenities block either. And it also lacks a quirky connection, like the poetry of Gunnedah’s #8! Fossicking fields – loo[…]