After some beachcombing on Phillip Island, Judith came to the Discovery Centre with her finds - white, fragile, gorgeous things reminiscent of lettuce. She wanted to know if they were fossils, or not, so we referred her items to an expert in marine invertebrates, who passed them on to an expert in mammalogy, who confirmed that they were - fragmented seal skulls!
Photo: Philip Thiel Source: Museum Victoria
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April 30, 2009 16:35 by
megMost folks' workspaces would contain a water-cooler, stationery cupboard, box of tissues, maybe even a fake plant here or there...
While the Discovery Centre is really no different with respect to these common office dwellers, I have found myself wondering today why I'm working away in the company of a pile of animal bones sitting in front of the cupboard behind me.
Photo: Meg Lomax Source: Museum Victoria
After a brief rummage, I discovered that, along with Philip and Jo, I am also working today along side a kangaroo, a wombat, a wallaby and a couple of koalas.
Of course, this is not an ongoing arrangement - these skeletons have been brought to the Discovery Centre in fulfilment of a collection access request from a member of the public who wanted to photograph the bones as part of their private research. Collection access requests can be made here.
Photo: Meg Lomax Source: Museum Victoria
Having said that, I really, really hope no one wants to access anything from the arachnology collection...
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