Dinosaur Cove 【FAST – Blueprint】

The fossils are primarily found in the Eumeralla Formation , specifically within the Otway Group sediments. 2. Paleontological Significance

Many fossils found here, such as the small ornithopod Leaellynasaura , show large eye sockets, suggesting they were adapted to see in the long, dark polar winters. Major Fossil Discoveries:

Discoveries include pterosaurs (flying reptiles), aquatic plesiosaurs, turtles, lungfish, and various bony fish. 3. History of Excavation

A small coelurosaur tentatively allied with tyrannosauroids; its bones show "lines of arrested growth," hinting it may have hibernated during cold months.

Several varieties of these plant-eaters have been identified.

Dinosaur Cove is famous for providing evidence that dinosaurs lived in polar conditions. During the Early Cretaceous, this part of Australia was located approximately , well within the Antarctic Circle.