Well, we decided to do the three towns covered by the Dinosaur Trail. Until recently Australia was not well known for dinosaur fossils but it is now known that most of Australia supported dinosaurs and their fossils can be found where-ever the rock has eroded back to the relevant period rock. The first two towns, Richmond and Hughenden, are known for their marine fossils. The great inland sea which covered a lot of inland Australia retreated about 100 million years ago when sea levels fell the last time, so all fossils in this area are at least 100 million years old. We arrived in Richmond (our first stop on the trail) just as the museum opened and spent quite a while exploring the wonders of Australia's dinosaur discoveries. At Richmond is Kronosaurus Korner, a museum and
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