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“Just like every trend, the 70s are having a comeback and this is like a 65-million-year comeback,” Dullard said.<\/p>\n
“It’s a complete gamble and that’s what makes it more exciting.<\/p>\n
“You don’t know the conditions when you go down to the beach, where a fossil is going to be standing up or down, what’s going to be exposed.<\/p>\n
“It’s an adrenaline rush. You might see something that’s a centimetres on the surface but on further inspection it’s a half a metre long bone.”<\/p>\n
Dullard said citizen scientists can train their eye to identify potential fossils easily.<\/p>\n
He recommends taking notice of three specific characteristics \u2013 texture, colour and shape \u2013 to help weed out the regular rocks.<\/p>\n
Using online resources such as those developed by Museums Victoria and connecting with other local fossil hunters and groups is a great place to begin, Dullard said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “There’s lots of stuff to be found you just have to have your\u00a0eyes open.”<\/p>\n One misconception new fossil hunters have is that they can find the same types of fossils all over the coastline.<\/p>\n Dullard said understanding the history of the coast is essential in knowing what to look for.<\/p>\n “It’s interesting because, depending on the geological time period of different places, what you can find completely changes along the coastline.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/639493016_1023745890_41655.jpg\")
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