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"Mutt" MemorialPrint Page 
28-June-2021 (Henry Moulds)
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Henry Moulds
The "Mutt" Memorial was donated by the Museum of Tropical Queensland in recognition of numerous dinosaur fossils which have been taken from the area.
Location
| Address: | Flinders Highway & Stansfield Street, Hughenden, 4821 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.843889 Long: 144.200556 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Animals |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 4th December, 1999 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA"Mutt"
Officially opened by the Hon. Bob Gibbs MLA Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing
4 December 1999
"Mutt" is a replica of the Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni herbivore that roamed the shores of the historic inland sea, where modern day Hughenden township now sits.
Numerous fossil finds of the Muttaburrasaurus have been found around Hughenden and "Mutt" was donated by the Museum of Tropical Queensland in recognition of the numerous dinosaur fossils that have been taken away from the area.
Brendon McNamara Flinders Shire Council
Mayor Dinosaur Country
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
