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Muttaburrasaurus: Beast of the Week
13 September 2026 EN prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Muttaburrasaurus: Beast of the Week

Australia Cretaceous fossil Dinosauria Muttaburrasaurus

 This week we will be checking out a mysterious plant-eating dinosaur that called what was once Australia home.  Enter Muttaburrasaurus langdoni!Muttaburrasaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Northern Australia during the early to middle Cretaceous period, between 103 and 113 million years ago.  From snout to tail it measured about 23 feet (7m) long.  Its name translate to "Muttaburra Reptile/Lizard" in reference to the part of Queensland in Australia where its fossils we

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