ABC News: Outback town claims 'dinosaur capital' title
An outback Queensland town has begun promoting itself as Australia's 'dinosaur capital'.
Several large dinosaurs have been discovered at Winton, north-west of Longreach, dating back 98 million years.
The Lark Quarry outside of Winton is currently the only recorded site of a dinosaur stampede in the world.
Winton shire tourism manager Craig Templeman says logos are still being finalised but the aim is to promote the destination for tourists keen on the dinosaur theme.
"Our new branding for the region will be 'Winton - the Dinosaur Capital of Australia', which we are hoping will attract more of that education, school group market, science groups and of course young families, mums and dads with the kids, who are really keen on those big monsters that were around 95 to 98 million years ... [ago]," he said.
"The six biggest dinosaur skeletons in the world have been found here.
"The Lark Quarry footprints or trackways are the only location in the world where you can see a stampeding footprint of a big carnivore sauropod and the kids love that sort of thing."
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