Brisbane dinosaur fossil confirmed as Australia’s oldest

2 Feb 2026
Dino remains
Professor Bruce Runnegar with the fossil he found almost 70 years ago

University of Queensland research has confirmed Brisbane’s only dinosaur fossil is Australia’s oldest, dating back to the earliest part of the Late Triassic period 230 million years ago.

The 18.5-centimetre footprint was discovered by a teenager at Petrie’s Quarry at Albion in 1958 but remained unstudied for more than 60 years.

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