This collection includes a wide range of
specimens representing ancient wildlife groups that have lived
across Eastern Australia over the past 700 million years. It
includes trilobites, ammonites, seastars and arinoids through to
fish, amphibians and dinosaurs. One dinosaur case features a giant
rib of a sauropod dinosaur, similar to those being discovered in
Queensland over the past couple of years.
Michael Durrant is the founder of the "World of Fossils" museums - a
series of prehistory exhibitions that are now popping up all over
Australia. His new Peak Hill exhibition has been installed at the
Peak Hill Caravan Park and was officially opened in October
2009.
There is something for everyone who has a interest in prehistoric
wildlife - from the earliest jellyfish, to even the scull of a
'tiny' ancestor of T.Rex.
The gigantic 'star' of this collection is the largest fossil fish on
display anywhere in Australia. It is called Xiphactinus, and lived
during the time of the dinosaurs. 'The Big Fish Fossil Hut' specimen
is about 4.5 metres long. Every fishing fanatic travelling the
Newell Highway will no doubt want to see it close up.
Entry to the Big Fish Fossil Hut is FREE to guests of the Peak Hill
Caravan Park, or $3 for non-guests (children under 5 free).
The collection is open from 8am-9pm daily.
