Our trained guides will demonstrate the slow and patient process of removing fossils from a rock with an air compressed vibrating drill and high magnification. The removal process is called fossil preparation and skilled preparator can reveal the fine details of dinosaur embryos.
(Below) Photograph of an 8 cm long dinosaur embryo prepared the old-fashioned way!
Older than the Dinosaurs
This small museum was very informative and well set up. Very complex subject matter is made accessible and understandable by good displays and great reconstructions. Our guide, Gerrard, truly made this experience worthwhile. His enthusiasm and knowledge brought this ancient past to life. Enjoyed the walk down to the riverbed where we could see the fossils in situ.
Fossils coming alive in the riverbed
This is not your ordinary fossil exhibit. Mr Tromp teaches you so much about the different fossils found in the area and who found them. Then he demonstrates how to excavate a fossil where after you walk down to the dry riverbed to see the fossils “come to life” by finding them lodged in the rocks. It fascinated my teenagers to see them “for real” in the riverbed.
