Granite Run Mall's Dinosaurium will close on Jan. 1.
Dino Don's Dinosaurium, which opened inside the Granite Run Mall in November 2011, will close its doors on Jan. 1. The Dinosaurium was to just run through the spring when it first opened, but the prehistoric giants stayed longer than expected. The Dinosaurium is curated by "Dino" Don Lessem—the jolly champion of prehistoria who's best known by the public as an adviser on Jurassic Park. The Granite Run Mall exhibit helped spread the gospel of dino to a new generation. According to Lessem, his dinosaurs are now headed for the road, to exhibitions across the country, and many of the dinosaurs will be sold to amusement parks in China. About 40,000 dinosaur lovers walked through the mall exhibit during its 16 months of existence, he said, and …
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The prehistoric exhibit will run through Spring 2012.
Yanchuanosaurus, though not as well remembered as some of his carnivorous brethren, was no slouch. The meateater lived during the late Jurassic Period (about 150 million years ago) and at roughly 30-feet long was the largest predator in a region of what is now China. And as of Saturday, he'll be at the Granite Run Mall. Through the Spring of 2012, Yanchuanosaurus and spate of other prehistoric predators will be on display in Dino Don's Dinosaurium, an informative and kid-friendly exhibit of some of the deadliest dinosaurs in the world. The Dinosaurium is curated by "Dino" Don Lessem—the jolly champion of prehistoria who's best known by the public as an adviser on Jurassic Park, but in paleontological circles as the discoverer of the …
Meghan F
3:07 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
This is one of my sons favorite places. Everytime we're at the mall he asks to go to "dino dig". Think I'll take him today or tomo, one last time. more ›