Dinosaur Park (Prince George's County, Maryland)

Dinosaur Park
Location	13200 block of Mid-Atlantic Boulevard, near Laurel, Maryland and Muirkirk, Maryland
Coordinates	39°04′15″N 76°52′07″W / 39.0708°N 76.8687°W / 39.0708; -76.8687Coordinates: 39°04′15″N 76°52′07″W / 39.0708°N 76.8687°W / 39.0708; -76.8687
Area	41 acres
Created	2009-10-26
Operated by	Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
Open	Fenced area is open first and third Saturdays of each month.
Status	Garden area is open year round.
Website	http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Nature/Dinosaur_Park.htm

Dinosaur Park is a park located in the 13200 block of Mid-Atlantic Boulevard, near Laurel and Muirkirk, Maryland, and operated by the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation. The park features a fenced area where paleontologists and volunteers periodically dig for fossils dating to the early Cretaceous. The park also has an interpretive garden with plants and information signs.^[1] The park is in the approximate location of discoveries of Astrodon teeth and bones as early as the 19th century.^[2]

See also

• Arundel Formation

References

1. ^ "Dinosaur Park". Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation. http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Nature/Dinosaur_Park.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
2. ^ Bibbins, Arthur (October 1895). "Notes on the Paleontology of the Potomac Formation". In Clark, William Bullock. Johns Hopkins University Circulars. XV. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. pp. 18–19. http://books.google.com/books?id=TFnnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=astrodon+johnstoni+muirkirk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=astrodon%20johnstoni%20muirkirk&f=false. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 

External links

• The Baltimore Sun article, "Dinosaur bone found in Laurel: Heavy rain exposed fossil at Dinosaur Park", 2011-09-21
• The Washington Times article, "Dinosaur fossil, found in Laurel, made plain by rain", 2011-09-21
• Discovery News video, "Dinosaur Park Open to All", 2010-02-17
• Washington Post article, "Laurel area rich in dinosaur fossils is dedicated as a park", 2009-10-27
• "Astrodon Rediscovered: America's First Sauropod" by Peter M. Kranz
• Maryland State Dinosaur