Kronosaurus Korner Information & Fossil Centre

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Situated on the Overlander's Way halfway between Townsville and Mount Isa, Richmond is home to the award-winning major tourist attraction, Kronosaurus Korner. This is the only museum in Australia primarily dedicated to displaying marine reptiles as well as a very special dinosaur, Minmi, with impressions of its fossilised armour-plated skin, considered to be Australia's best-preserved dinosaur skeleton, and the Richmond pliosaur, Australia's best vertebrate fossil. The centre is home to 400 exhibits dating back to the Cretaceous period, 98-114 million years ago, when Richmond was part of the inland sea. Don't miss the themed theatrette, which provides a unique introduction to life during the Cretaceous period. Hand held audio guides are available for self paced, self guided tours. The centre is open 7 days from 8.30am to 4.45pm (closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday). The Kronosaurus Korner landscaping features a life-size 12.2 metre replica of Kronosaurus queenslandicus, discovered by American scientists near Richmond in the 1930s

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