April 19, 2024

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"Each dinosaur will have a medical patient workup chart with their backstory on display."

-- Lisa Oliver, CMA’s chief operating officer

Dinosaurs are having a moment in the Tampa Bay area. A total of four different dino exhibits are coming soon to give fossil fans a realistic-looking walk among the “terrible lizards.”

This month brings a 10-day Jurassic Encounter to Largo Central Park and a six-month stint at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for Dino Rescue, modeled to look like the extinct animals are under the care of the marine hospital.

Those two exhibits come on the heels of Dinosaurs Around the World, which was announced at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry this summer. The animatronics were so popular, MOSI has extended the run through Jan. 1. And in December, a fourth prehistoric encounter called Dinosaurs & Dragons will stalk near downtown New Port Richey for two months.

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