About
The Dino ::
Dino Run Fun Facts:
Why is Dr. Paul Sereno running the Chicago
Marathon?
To raise money to build a new 60-foot dinosaur!
What kind of dinosaur is it?
It’s a new species of sauropod (long-necked)
dinosaur.
How come I haven’t heard of this dinosaur?
The dinosaur has not yet been officially named.
The name will be announced in November, 1999.
How old is the new dinosaur?
It is 130 million years old.
How big is the new dinosaur?
The new dinosaur is nearly 60-feet long and
13-feet high at the hip.
Where was the new dinosaur discovered?
It was discovered in the Sahara Desert in
West Africa.
Where will I be able to visit the new dinosaur?
The dinosaur will be on display for the public
in January 2000 at Navy Pier.
Has Dr. Sereno ever run in a marathon before?
No. This is his first competitive race. Good
luck, Paul! |
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| Members
of the 1997 expedition to Niger use brute
strength to dig an enormous fossilized bone
out of solid rock. In this picture the bone
has been wrapped in a plaster jacket and is
now being hoisted out of the ground.
These huge fossils were then transported
back to the dinosaur lab at the University
of Chicago for cleaning and study |
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If you lined up
the new sauropod dinosaur and all it's cousins
head to tail along the marathon route, how
many sauropods would it take to reach the
finish line? |
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| How
much would all those sauropod dinosaurs weigh? |
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