Website: http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/
The Collections: I visited the museum in my Australia trip in 2014 to collect more data for my marsupial ecology project. The Queensland Museum has an impressive collection of Pleistocene fossils from sites throughout the state, including specimens from coastal caves and the Riversleigh localities of the interior. Particularly remarkable are the large numbers of small marsupials, as opposed to the megafauna that make up the bulk of other collections.
The Exhibits: The Queensland Museum has a lovely riverfront setting and displays some impressive local fossils. These include the giant marine reptile Kronosaurus, the similarly gigantic monitor lizard Megalania, dinosaur footprints from the Winton "stampede" tracksite, and a variety of Pleistocene megafauna. There are also excellent exhibits on local organisms and ecosystems as well as indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. Brisbane will be hosting the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting next year, giving paleontologists from around the world a chance to appreciate one of Australia's great museums.
Gift Ideas: The Queensland Museum operates a press that should be your first stop if you're traveling to the area and want any information on regional biology, geology, and history.
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