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24.7 Point Franklin

This information has been developed from the publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage (external site) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:24-218962. Four kilometres east of Cape Otway.

Point Franklin. Wide shore platforms and remnant
calcareous dunes.

Access:
Parker Hill Track off Cape Otway Road.

Ownership:
Crown land (Otway National Park).

Geology/
Geomorphology:
Point Franklin is a conspicuous but low headland with a very wide (over 100 metres) shore platform on the south west. There is a low cliff in Mesozoic rocks overlain by wind eroded Bridgewater Formation. Younger stabilised dunes occur at the rear of the headland. The shore platform has yielded important dinosaur bone fragments at two localities. At "Eric the Red" just west of Point Franklin, the fragments include a limb bone of a Hypsilophodon -like dinosaur. On the platform to the east, similar fragments have been recovered from a narrow sinuous bed, probably representing an infilled stream channel.

Significance:
National. These beds have proven to be very rich sources of dinosaur bone material and represent a site of national significance. Further research is being undertaken by the National Museum of Victoria.

Reference:
Flannery, T. F. and Rich, T. (1982). "Dinosaur digging in Victoria." Aust. Nat. Hist. 20 (6):195-198.


Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway-Figure 95:sites 24.7 and 24.8
Figure 95: Sites 24.7 and 24.8

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