Re: Megafauna webcast from central Australia

["Kevin Sumption" <kevins@amol.org.au>]

Dear all

I have just joined the dinosaur list and I though many of you may be
interested in a an up and coming webcast my museum will be running next
week.

>From the 23 to 27 July, my museum will be hosting a fossil-dig webcast from
the  central Australian desert. The webcast will allow you to contact
paleontologists currently uncovering the remains of Megafauna. Megafauna
were huge animals - giant Kangaroos (Hadronomas puckridgei), giant birds
(Dromornis stirtoni) and giant crocodiles (Baru darrowi) etc - that roamed
Australia for millions of years. Fossilised bones of these animals have been
found all over Australia, however there is a very rich site in the middle of
the Simpson Desert, in a place called Alcoota.

Next week Australian Museums On Line will be setting up a satellite link to
Alcoota, which will allow people from all around the world to email
questions to paleontologist from the Museum and Gallery of the Northern
Territory, who are currently working on the site. So feel free to log on and
have a look at the site now, because aside from the webcast, you will also
find a host of educational games and resources about Australia's unique
Megafauna.

http://amol.org.au/discovernet/alcoota/index.asp

Best wishes
Kevin Sumption
Australian Museums On Line
National Project Manager
Curator, Information Technology, Powerhouse Museum
kevins@amol.org.au
tel 61 2 9217 0469
fax 61 2 9217 0616
url: amol.org.au/

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