The Gantheaume Point landscape is a spectacular blend of red cliffs and stark blue water. 

Gantheaume Point is home to some of the most diverse evidence of dinosaur fauna discovered in Australia. The Broome sandstone of the area around Gantheaume Point contains abundant fossil dinosaur prints, as well as plant fossils that are thought to be from the early part of the Cretaceous period - over 130 million years old.

The site contains evidence of a dinosaur trackway and is considered to be one of the longest in the world. Footprints include theropod tracks (one set belonging to Megalosauropus broomensis), two different sauropods, a small ornithopod and tracks that were possibly made by a stegosaur. To date, nine different footprints have been found.

The reef area of Gantheaume Point is fragile and the footprints can only be viewed when the tide is very low. A plaster copy of the tracks is conveniently located at the top of the cliffs and decreases the impact of visitors on the reef.

Location: Gantheaume Point can be found six kilometres from Broome, which is located 2,175 kilometres north of Perth.

Australia’s North West

Broome Visitor Centre