Victoria's Polar Cretaceous Tetrapods: 47+ Years of Research

Explore nearly 50 years of research into Dinsoaurs!

During the Early Cretaceous, Victoria, Australia, was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, and a variety of tetrapods, including dinosaurs, thrived in this polar environment. Fossil discoveries, like the 24 dinosaur tracks on the Bass Coast, reveal that large theropod dinosaurs and ornithopods roamed the river floodplains, particularly during the warmer summers.

Join Professor Pat Vickers-Rich (Monash University) and Dr Tom Rich (Melbourne Museum) as they walk you through years of research.

This event is the Geographical Society of Australia's 2025 Howitt Lecture and is jointly hosted with the RSV.

(Image from Anthony Martin)

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