A 100 Million Year Old Dinosaur Mystery

James Tugwell wrote this story.

It is from ABC North Qld.

The topic is dinosaurs.

The story was published on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 8:57 am.

Travis Enright is lying next to a young ichthyosaur fossil.

Travis feels alive when he finds old things.

He likes to clean dirt off 100 million year old dinosaur bones.

Finding a fossil is a mix of emotions for Travis.

It is a very exciting and humbling experience for him.

Travis says he was lucky to find his first fossil.

Travis was stuck in a town called Richmond in 2022.

Richmond is known for its many fossils.

Travis bought tools and started looking for fossils.

Travis finds fossils every day and is discovering new things.

As a kid, Travis loved dinosaurs, but then lost interest.

Travis found a very good ghost shark fossil in two hours.

Finding that fossil made Travis excited again.

He thought, 'I have to come back here'.

And Travis did come back.

Now Travis helps teach people how to dig for fossils.

Travis volunteers at a place called Kronosaurus Korner.

Travis can find many fossils in one day.

He finds one ichthyosaur every year and many other things.

Travis calls it a '100 million year old cold case'.

Travis finds fossils every day in Richmond.

Travis found a dinosaur called an elasmosaur.

He is putting the dinosaur back together.

The dinosaur is a mystery.

Travis found a tooth with the bones.

Some of the bones were crushed by another dinosaur.

It is like a 100 million year old mystery.

Travis shares his work with many people on social media.

Travis is not a typical dinosaur expert.

Travis made a documentary about finding fossils.

The documentary was hosted by a famous expert named Dean Lomax.

Travis and Dean met while digging for fossils.

Travis and Dean looked for fossils together.

Dean was very impressed with Travis's work.

Dean thinks Travis is important for making dinosaur discoveries.

Travis helps people learn about dinosaurs.

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