Dinosaur bones unearthed in Winton officially identified

Derek Barry
April 20 2022 - 2:00pm
Swinbourne research student Sam Rigby with the fossil remains of Ollie the juvenile sauropod at Winton.
Swinbourne research student Sam Rigby with the fossil remains of Ollie the juvenile sauropod at Winton.

Fossils unearthed at Winton, in Queensland's central west, more than a decade ago have been officially identified as Australia's smallest sauropod.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

Get the latest Senior news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.