Ancient sea monsters surface from the depths in new exhibition

“It’s great from a Queensland perspective, there is such a rich fossil record here from that time period, ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs in particular,” he said.

“So this shows not just how rich Queensland is as a state when it comes to these type of fossils but also what the Queensland Museum is doing for research in the field to take advantage of new technologies.”

Dr Knutsen said the museum had been investing in CT scanning capabilities to get accurate pictures of fossils that would be hard to remove from the surrounding rock otherwise, examples of which will be featured in the exhibition.

Among the specimens on display…