Dinosaur Dreaming

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Robert Huntley

FLAT ROCKS DIG GALLERY

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Dinosaur Dreaming Flat Rocks Dig Slides

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01. The Flat Rocks site is located near The Caves, Inverloch and is situated in the inter-tidal zone.


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02. It was discovered in 1991 and annual excavations commenced in 1994.


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03. Each year the hole got deeper.


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04. By 1998 we had to install a System to try to keep the sand out.


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05. One of the many modifications to the System.


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06. Another modification.


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07. Each day the system had to be emptied of water from the previous high tide.


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08. The excavation had to be clean before more rock could be removed.


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09. Spotting the bone can be difficult when the rock is still wet .


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10. The System was abandoned in 2004 and the sand was removed manually.


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11. The water was removed with petrol driven pumps.


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12. The excavations were laborious and required a large crew.


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13. The crew not involved in the extraction of the fossil layer broke up the rock as it came out the hole.


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14. At high tide the crew broke rock in the back garden of the rented dig house.


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15. A dinosaur footprint was found close to the dig site in 2007.


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16. It was moulded by Museums Victoria in 2008 and was later damaged by persons unknown.





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