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Dinosaur park in Secaucus, N.J. is a blast from the past

Wednesday, 30 May 2012 16:38
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

To all of the attractions available to see in New Jersey, you can now add dinosaurs.

Field Station: Dinosaurs, a 20-acre outdoor park containing 31 animatronic dinosaurs, opened in Secaucus this past Saturday next to Laurel Hill Park.

Jason Schein, assistant curator of natural history for the New Jersey State Museum, said all of the dinosaurs were created to scale, according to Livingston Patch. Schein says New Jersey once was the home of many dig sites, adding that many fossils are still being found at a rich site in Gloucester County.

Field Station: Dinosaurs has been a year and half in the making. A Chinese company created the dinosaurs, then crated and shipped them to New Jersey.

The animatronic dinosaurs gnash their teeth, roar loudly, and give the appearance of breathing. Park founder and executive producer Guy Gsell said, according to ABC News, “We are really hoping kids learn how exciting science can be and become scientists.”

According to an Associated Press report in the San Jose Mercury News, one of the park’s moving dinosaurs is a 90-foot Argentinosaurus that park officials say can be seen from the Empire State Building in New York City.

Visitors to the park can also see game shows, dinosaur meet and greets, a fossil dig site, and interactive shows with a 15-foot animatronic T-Rex.

Field Station: Dinosaurs is located at One Dinosaur Way, New Country Road in Secaucus. It can be reached from exit 15X on the New Jersey Turnpike; it will be open every year from Memorial Day weekend until November.

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1 Sunday, 03 June 2012 20:48
jolen
listen i need directions 2 get 2 the dinosaur park plz and ty
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