Dinosaurs at North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

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I feel a little bad about posting this, as I went just before the exhibit was taken down. However, I believe the NC Aquarium brings these dinosaurs to all its locations on a semi-regular basis. The dinosaurs are made by Billings Productions. Most are animatronic, but the Pachyrhinosaurus and Brachiosaurus are not. I rather liked the setup; the dinosaurs were scattered through the grounds of the aquarium, both near the building's entrance and along a short walking trail leading from the aquarium through some native maritime forest and along a saltmarsh. A few of the dinos were custom painted according to the results of a contest where kids chose the color schemes, which is a nice public-engagement idea.



Tyrannosaurus



Stegosaurus



Parasaurolophus


Pachyrhinosaurus


Edmontonia


Dilophosaurus


Compsognathus


Coelophysis


Brachiosaurus


Utahraptor


Suchomimus