Dilophosaurus Tracks - Rocky Hill, CT
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N 41° 39.120 W 072° 39.420
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Dino tracks discovered in 1966 during a construction project! The tracks are now preserved inside a dome and visitors can see them inside the museum.
Waymark Code: WM15KT6
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2022
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Dinosaur State Park is a park in Rocky Hill, CT. In 1968, construction workers were clearing the land to build a new state building when they uncovered preserved dinosaur footprints. Construction was halted and this dinosaur trackway was preserved with a museum on top of it for generations to come. Now people can come to the museum and view not only the dinosaur tracks but exhibits on geology and some live reptiles!
This rock and mineral display is in the museum's discovery room, to the left of the admissions desk. Museum admission is $6 and well worth it.
From their website:
"We are one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. Beneath our geodesic dome, you will find an exceptional display of early Jurassic fossil tracks that were made 200 million years ago.
Surrounding our Exhibit Center are more than two miles of nature trails and the Dinosaur State Park Arboretum, containing more than 250 species and cultivars of conifers, as well as katsuras, ginkgoes, magnolias and other living representatives of plant families which appeared in the Age of Dinosaurs.
Our Museum presents a bird’s-eye view of the preserved Mesozoic floodplain covered with tracks, dioramas of Triassic and Jurassic environments, collections of fossils, and interactive exhibits."
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Park address:
Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Hours:
Grounds are open daily 9 - 4:30. Trails close at 4 p.m.
Exhibit Center is open Tuesday - Sunday 9 - 4:30. Closed Mondays
Visit Instructions:At least one good photo you have personally obtained and a brief story of your visit. Any additions or corrections to the information about the Waymark (for instance, have the hours open to the public changed) will be greatly appreciated.