A Day for the Dinosaurs Down Under!

May 7th has come to be known as Australia’s National Dinosaur Day! A day in which Australians are being asked to celebrate the remarkable dinosaurs that once walked where we now walk. Or as we like to call them, the Dinosaurs Down Under!

 

What is the significance of May 7th? And how did this date, in particular, become the day now known as Australia’s National Dinosaur Day?

 

Phil Hore has worked in a lot of cool places, including the Smithsonian, the Field Museum and the Australian Dinosaur Museum! He’s also written lots, including as a regular writer for The Prehistoric Times. In this special edition of Palaeo Jam to celebrate Australia’s National Dinosaur Day, host Michael Mills chats with Phil about where the idea for the day came from, how it has grown in recent years, why Australian dinosaurs matter, and what his key role has been in making this a day to remember!

 

You can find Australia’s National Dinosaur Day on Facebook at…

https://www.facebook.com/Australiannationaldinosaurday

 

If you’re ever in Rockhampton, be sure to check out Phil’s Time Safaris Walking Tours…

https://www.timesafaris.com.au/

 

https://www.facebook.com/timesafaris

 

Phil has been known to Tweet now and again at https://twitter.com/Phil_Hore

 

Here’s a link to The Prehistoric Times magazine…

https://pocketmags.com/au/prehistoric-times-magazine

 

Michael Mills’ alter ego, singing palaeontologist Professor Flint, released a brand new version of the “Dinosaurs Down Under” album, earlier this year. You can find it, and other Prof Flint things, here…

https://linktr.ee/ProfessorFlint

 

You can find Michael at @heapsgood https://twitter.com/Heapsgood

 

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At Palaeo Jam, we have an Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/palaeo_jam