Dubai Dino — Attraction in Downtown Dubai

DUBAI DINO 🦕

Before knowing the arrival of a Dinosaur at the shopping mall one should have a piece of information about where it was first displayed. The huge skeleton was discovered in Dana Quarry Wyoming, United States in 2008 and was previously housed in the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences.

This is actually the skeleton of a 155-million years old skeleton.

The height of the dinosaur is about 7.6 meters (24.93 feet) and about 24.4 in length. Visitors can view the huge skeleton on the northern edge of the shopping mall in the big atrium.

One of the interesting facts about the dinosaur is that its tail bones were shattered. This could only occur during a reptile strike or a prehistoric battle. Moreover, a team of professionals provided viewers with information about the display at the time of opening.

So in short, the largest Dino was shipped to Dubai and is located on the ground floor of the...

Dubai Mall - Dubai Dino:

complete diplodocus skeleton (Diplodocidae sauropoda Diplodocus longus) from over 155 million years old, specially imported from the USA (discovered in 2008 in Wyoming) It is about 1500 years old, about 24.4 m long and 7.6 m high.

Originally it was placed in the Natural History Museum in Houston but was (another case where there is no question of price) bought from the US, which is unique because it is the only specimen in the world consisting of 80% of original bones. Other specimens in world museums have no more than 35% of bones from excavations, or in general are replicas (casts).

There is also a nice interactive presentation at the Dubai Mall. The...

It is a very interesting experience. Especially watching a real skeleton of a dinosaur in a shopping mall is something else. It is very big and there is enough and useful information about the digging site, time of the excavation, the way they have transported it to Dubai, and the time that the Dino had been living on the guiding display. Photography is allowed but using camera flash is not recommended. At least that's what one of the staff said to a visitor. It worth your time to experience it up close. Helps you to imagine it alive and in...