Further Research

Websites

Australian Museum Online, Palaeontology
Palaeontological research projects and collections at the Australian Museum.

Palaeontological Research Institution
Research, collections and education information and Earthtrips, a virtual journey into Earth history, from this United States institution.

The University of California, Museum of Palaeontology
Information about the collections, exhibitions and research programs at the Museum, together with educational resources and activities.

Palaeontology: the Window to Science Education
An article by Richard Stucky, Denver Museum of Natural History, USA.

Polar Dinosaurs in Australia
Information about the fossils found at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria.

Dinosaur Dreaming
Research from the Palaeolab at Monash University, including information on polar dinosaurs and the fossil sites in Victoria.

Dinosaurs of Ancient Queensland
Details of some dinosaurs which lived in north-eastern Australia 100 million years ago.

Dann’s Dinosaurs
An extensive list of information, resources and links on dinosaurs, especially those that have been found in Australia.

Discovering Dinosaurs at the Academy of Natural Sciences
Resources include a virtual tour of the Acadamy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (USA).

Royal Tyrrell Museum
Fossil information from this museum in Alberta, Canada.

ABC Online - Walking With Dinosaurs
Site relating to the "Walking with Dinosaurs" television series, including dinosaur fact files and articles, at the ABC:

Dino Russ's Lair
Extensive, annotated collection of links to dinosaur and vertebrate palaeontology sites, including the Dinosaur Encylopaedia 4.0 and Dinosauria Online and the Index to Dinosaur Questions, by Dino Russ, from the Illinois State Geological Survey.

Geologic Time
An online book Geologic Time by William L. Newman, U.S. Geological Survey.

Books for Children

Johnson, Dick, The Prehistoric Dinosaurs: Activity Books for Young Australians, The Jabiru Press, North Balwyn, 1978.

Macdonald, J. Reid, Macdonald, Mary Lee, Vickers-Rich, Patricia, Rich, Leaellyn S. V., and Rich, Thomas H., Fossil Collector's Guide, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville, NSW, 1997.

McClish, B., Time Traveller's Guide to Ancient Australia, Gould League of Victoria, 1991.

Norman, David and Milner, Angela, Dinosaur, Collins Eyewitness Guides, Dorling Kindersley / HarperCollins, London, 1989.

Taylor, P.D., Fossil, Collins Eyewitness Guide, 1990, 2000

Vickers-Rich, Patricia, Rich, Thomas H., Rich, Leaellyn S. and Rich, Tim, The Little Prehistory Books, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW, 1997. Titles include:
Australia's Ancient Backboned Animals
Australia's Ancient Birds
Australian Dinosaurs
Diprotodon and its Relatives

Reference Books

Long, J. A., Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand, and Other Animals of the Mesozoic Era, Harvard Univ. Press, 1998.

Morrison, Reg and Maggie, The Voyage of the Great Southern Ark? The 4 Billion Year Journey of the Australian Continent, Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1988.

Norman, David, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, Salamander Books, London, 1985.

Quirk, S. and Archer, M. (Eds.), Prehistoric Animals of Australia, Australian Museum, Sydney, 1983.

Sutcliffe, Antony J., On the Track of Ice Age Mammals, British Museum (Natural History), 1985.

Vickers-Rich, P. & Rich, T.H., Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent, University of Indiana Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1999.

Vickers-Rich, P., Van Tets, G.F., and Knight, F., Kadimakara - Extinct Vertebrates of Australia, Pioneer Design Studio, Lilydale, Vic., 1985.

Walker, Cyril, and Ward, David, Fossils - The visual guide to over 500 fossil genera from around the world, Collins Eyewitness Handbooks, Harper Collins, London, 1992.

White, M., The Greening of Gondwana. Reed Books, Sydney, 1986.

White, M., After the Greening. Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1994.

Note: National Geographic and Scientific American often publish papers containing recent information on palaeontology and dinosaurs. Scientific American has published a collection of its articles on dinosaurs: The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs, St. Martins Press, November 2000.

Kits

Casts of Australian dinosaurs, the Dinosaurs of Darkness teaching kit about Victorian dinosaurs, and other teaching materials are available from Monash Science Centre, Monash University, Clayton, 3168.

Posters

A poster entitled The World of Australian Dinosaurs is available from the Gould League of Victoria.

Videos

ACMI has a number of relevant videos for hire. These include Dinosaur, Once upon a time in Australia, The land before time, Dinosaurs: fun, facts and Fantasy, and 64,000,000 years ago.

A video of the Walking with Dinosaurs programs is available from ABC shops. Episode 5, Secrets of the Silent Forest is based largely on Victorian dinosaurs.

Other

The Fossil Collectors' Association of Australasia:

C/- Mr. Frank Holmes
15 Kenbry Road
Heathmont, Vic. 3135.