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Included with general admission
Step back in time and come face to face with more than 20 moving, roaring, life-sized life-sized prehistoric creatures throughout the Walk-Thru Safari! Encounter familiar favorites like the ferocious T. rex and mighty Triceratops alongside lesser-known but equally fascinating dinosaurs such as the massive Lufengosaurus and cunning Australovenator; pose for photos in larger-than-life eggs or the jaws of a T. rex; mine for real fossils to take home (for an additional fee); discover how these animals hunted, survived and cared for their young in a prehistoric world; and learn how you can protect today’s wildlife from the threat of extinction. Now through Labor Day only at African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio!
GALLERY
MEET THE DINOSAURS
TRICERATOPS
Meaning: “Three-horned face”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 15,000 lbs.
Diet: Leaves, twigs, fruits & seeds
OVIRAPTOR
Meaning: “Egg thief”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Mongolia
Weight: 65 lbs.
Diet: Fruits, nuts & seeds; possibly eggs & clams
ALLOSAURUS
Meaning: “Different lizard”
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: Portugal & United States
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Meaning: “Tyrant lizard king”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 16,000 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
QUETZALCOATLUS
Meaning: “Feathered serpent god”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: United States
Weight: 500 lbs.
Diet: Small dinosaurs; possibly fish
MAIASAURA
Meaning: “Good mother lizard”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 5,500 lbs.
Diet: Leaves, fruits & seeds
STEGOSAURUS
Meaning: “Roof lizard”
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: Portugal & United States
Weight: 4,000 lbs.
Diet: Fruits, cycads, horsetails, ferns & mosses
CARNOTAURUS
Meaning: “Meat-eating bull”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Argentina
Weight: 3,500 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
COELOPHYSIS
Meaning: “Hollow form”
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: South Africa, Zimbabwe & United States
Weight: 45 lbs.
Diet: Small reptiles