{"id":107160,"date":"2023-05-29T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T01:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arr.news\/?p=107160"},"modified":"2023-05-29T16:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T06:24:39","slug":"dinosaur-nest-comes-home-to-roost-at-eromanga-natural-history-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arr.news\/2023\/05\/29\/dinosaur-nest-comes-home-to-roost-at-eromanga-natural-history-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur nest comes home to roost at Eromanga Natural History Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM)<\/a>, Media Release, 26 May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of years after Dinosaur nests were dotted around Outback Queensland, the Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM) is unveiling a newly created bronze nest at the internationally renowned Museum and home to Australia\u2019s biggest dinosaur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The specially commissioned bronze sculpture dinosaur nest has been installed at the entry to ENHM creating a conversation starter as visitors enter the Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust like birds Dinosaurs laid clutches of eggs in nests on the ground and roosted in colonies.  We\u2019ve found that this is a fact that is both surprising and shocking to many dinosaur lovers, so we look forward to having a physical representation at the Eromanga Natural History Museum,\u201d said Eromanga Natural History Museum Operations Manager Corey Richards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrival of the bronze sculpture Dinosaur nest is an early birthday gift for ENHM as the June 6th<\/sup> two-year anniversary of announcing \u2018Cooper\u2019 (Australotitan cooperensis) <\/em>a new dinosaur species and Australia\u2019s largest ever dinosaur approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2.5m square bronzed dinosaur nest has been generously commissioned by long-term ENHM volunteer Elizabeth Kodela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed by artist Phill Wharton and developed by 3d printing firm StudioKite the bronze artwork is a scaled representation of a dinosaur nest of the large sauropods found in the Eromanga region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valued at over $60,000, the new bronze artwork was donated by Elizabeth Kodela to play a part in the educational displays already housed at the ENHM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth\u2019s association with the ENHM via volunteering started five years ago when she was 75 years old and fulfilled a lifetime interest in fossils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe rely on volunteers to help undertake the important discovery work we conduct. A detailed training regime is undertaken so it\u2019s an amazing learning curving and a totally unique experience,\u201d added Corey Richards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was so excited to start volunteering and working at the ENHM.  It is so unique in that it has megafauna as well as dinosaurs \u2013 including the amazing Cooper.  I had volunteered before at Winton and Lightning Ridge, but neither offered such amazing diversity,\u201d says Elizabeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth and her friend June Gunn, who also volunteers regularly with her, have forged a strong friendship working in the laboratory at the ENHM, prepping dinosaur and megafauna fossils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve spent hours uncovering a humorous from 80,000 years ago.\u00a0It\u2019s a painstaking process and we get sore knuckles and dust filled nostrils from also drilling iron stone to reveal titanosaur bone surfaces \u2013 but it\u2019s also one of the most rewarding things we\u2019ve ever been a part of.\u00a0The long hours fly by,\u201d said Elizabeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth has long been a trailblazer who relishes adventure.  She immigrated to Australia with her parents, who were displaced refugees following WW2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents couldn\u2019t speak a word of English when they arrived in Australia from Slovenia; however, they were after a fresh start and new life for their family.\u00a0And they eked out a very happy life for us,\u201d said Elizabeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Elizabeth\u2019s early career choices was working as a translator for SBS when it was first launched as Channel 28 in 1980. During her time there, Elizabeth also undertook interviews and introduced a half-hour Slovenian Musical program whilst dressed in a Slovenian national costume on-air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth went on to marry and work with her husband to build a successful electronics business before making a move into real estate in Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The young-at-heart 80-year-old now counts her volunteering trips out to Eromanga to the ENHM as one of her many favourite activities in her retirement years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI drive out to Eromanga, and the trip is as much as an adventure as uncovering dinosaur and megafauna fragments.  I love visiting the region and drive away re-charged and have learnt even more about dinosaurs and megafauna,\u201d added Elizabeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities to volunteer at the ENHM can be accessed via our ten-day volunteer program, which can be found at https:\/\/enhm.com.au\/volunteers\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Millions of years after Dinosaur nests were dotted around Outback Queensland, the Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM) is unveiling a newly created bronze nest at the internationally renowned Museum and home to Australia\u2019s biggest dinosaur … Designed by artist Phill Wharton and developed by 3d printing firm StudioKite the bronze artwork is a scaled representation of a dinosaur nest of the large sauropods found in the Eromanga region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191038138,"featured_media":107171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Dinosaur nest comes home to roost at Eromanga Natural History Museum I Australian Rural & Regional News","_seopress_titles_desc":"Millions of years after Dinosaur nests were dotted around Outback Queensland, the Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM) is unveiling a newly created bronze nest at the internationally renowned Museum and home to Australia\u2019s biggest dinosaur.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[703273091,703273315,103,36526,703275950,703279062],"tags":[703286413,703286416,703286412,703272898,703286414,703286415],"position":[703284325],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0J3A2155.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcBp7h-rSo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191038138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107160"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107173,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107160\/revisions\/107173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107160"},{"taxonomy":"position","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arr.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/position?post=107160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}