55 Million Years Ago - QLD

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  Gallery,Museum

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DEG: -26.24428 151.940781
DMS: 26º 14' 39.41" S 151º 56' 26.81" E
UTM: 56 J 7096831mN 394212mE
Altitude: -777m

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73 McAlister Street Murgon Qld 4605
Phone: +61 472 741 664
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.55mya.com.au

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Step inside and be immersed in an interactive paleontological journey discovering the creatures that roamed the Murgon region between 24 – 70 million years ago. A time when the forests rang with the sound of the first songbirds and the earliest mammals and marsupials shared their home with ancient turtles, crocodiles and creatures that look nothing like they do today.

In the late 1980’s, fossils found near Boat Mountain just outside Murgon in Southern Queensland rocked the palaeontology world. 15 new fossil species discovered here were found to be 55 million years old, predating any other Eocene period fossils found in Australia by 20 million years.
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Closest Weather Station

Kingaroy at 25/06:00am EST
Distance from 55 Million Years Ago 37.96km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
16.6°C17.1°C100%16.6°C1016.9hPa0.0mmS9km/hr
5knots
11km/hr
6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kingaroy Airport
Distance from 55 Million Years Ago 37.96km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C30.929.528.025.922.519.719.421.424.827.328.830.0
Mean Min. °C18.017.815.812.26.95.63.44.18.011.714.516.8
Mean Rain mm97.8102.156.721.932.248.421.830.830.255.762.7115.2

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