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Ferguson's Layer

A 2003 reenactment of the first Australian dinosaur find. Image: Wendy White.

A 2003 reenactment of the first Australian dinosaur find. Image: Wendy White.

Ferguson's Layer is Ground Zero, the site of the original discovery of Australia’s first ever dinosaur bone by William Ferguson on May 7th, 1903. The location is some 250m northwest of Eagle’s Nest and includes the

end of the elevated shore platform and the lower beach level immediately to the west. The site has produced notable specimens including Ferguson’s

claw and Tim Flannery’s allosaurid astragalus.

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