Friday, 14 September 2012

Do you know your dinosaurs?

Have you been on a Dino Trail lately?


Why not take a stroll through the Dino Trail at Drayton Manor as see how many Dinosaurs you recognise...

Pachycephalosaurus

Size: 5.5m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 70 to 65 million years ago
Fossil locations: North America
Diet: Omnivore

Nothosaurus

Size: 3m long
Date Triassic - 240 to 210 million years ago
Fossil locations: North America, Europe and China

Elasmosaurus

Size: 9m
Date: Late cretaceous - 70 to 65 million years ago
Fossil locations: USA
Diet: Piscivore

Tylosaurus

Size: 15m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 85 to 80 million years ago
Fossil locations: USA
Diet: Piscivore and carnivore

Dimetrodon

Size: 3.2m long
Date: Early Permian
Fossil location: Germany and USA

Placodus

Size: 2-3m long
Date: Early to middle triassic
Fossil locations: Germany
Diet: Fish and Molluscs

Tanystropheus

Size: 5.5-6.5m long
Date: Middle Jurassic - 245 to 228 million years ago
Fossil locations: Europe and Middle East
Diet: Primarily fed on fish

Protoceratops

Size: 2m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 83 to 70 million years ago
Fossil locations: Mongolia and China
Diet: Herbivore

Stegosaurus

Size: 9m long
Date: Late Jurassic - 150 to 145 million years ago
Fossil locations: USA and Portugal
Diet: Herbivore

Styracosaurus

Size: 5.5m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 76.5 to 75 million years ago
Fossil locations: North America

Euoplocephalus

Size: 7m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 85 to 65 million years ago
Fossil locations: North America
Diet: Herbivore

Ornithomimus

Size: 3m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 76 to  65 million years ago
Fossil locations: USA, Canada and Mongolia
Diet: Omnivore

Tyrannosaurus

Size: 12m long
Date: Late cretaceous - 68 to 65 million years ago
Fossil locations: North America
Diet: Carnivore

So how well did you do?

Price

Currently, online prices are £20 for adults, £12 for children (4-11yrs) & over 60's and free for under 4s. 

Ticket Availability

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.draytonmanor.co.uk or by calling 0844 472 1960.

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Boo xxx

Disclosure Policy: I was treated to a special 4D showing of the Blue Mountain Mystery, a lovely goody bag and entry to Drayton Manor/Thomasland in exchange for a review of the film and our day.
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