

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fossil Hunting on the Surf Coast
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Ross Dullard has been fascinated by the natural world from an early age, immersed in nature through his family's deep love of the outdoors. This early connection sparked a lifelong curiosity about flora, fauna, rocks and fossils- an interest that, in more recent years, has grown into a particular passion for fossicking around the Surf Coast in search of an elusive fossilised bone that could unlock critical insights into the evolution of whales. 

Ross will share his personal journey that led to the discovery and naming of a new species of ancient whale in 2025 – the Janjucetus dullardi. He will take us through the key moments of that journey, from the initial discovery to the exhilaration of a new species of prehistoric whale being named in his honour.

Visitors are welcome, just turn up. Enter the Garden's meeting room from the rear entrance off Holt Rd
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/geelong/fossil-hunting-on-the-surf-coast/200029723063917
- **Event Categories**: Meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029723063917?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=geelong-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Geelong
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Geelong Botanic Gardens Meeting Room
- **lat**: -38.150757553635
- **long**: 144.37934525101
- **full address**: Geelong Botanic Gardens Meeting Room, Geelong Botanic Gardens Meeting Room, East Geelong VIC 3219, Australia, Geelong

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Geelong Field Naturalists Club (https://allevents.in/org/geelong-field-naturalists-club/14681393)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Geelong Botanic Gardens Meeting Room, Geelong Botanic Gardens Meeting Room, East Geelong VIC 3219, Australia, Geelong
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Geelong Field Naturalists Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Fossil Hunting on the Surf Coast ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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