Fancy Meeting a Dinosaur?

July 6th, 2023

By Sonakshi Khandari

7 Spots Where It's Almost Possible!

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Dinosaurs went extinct before humans existed, but there is no dearth of information sources. Dinosaur enthusiasts find the answers to their questions in museums and fossils. If you want to get up close and personal with one, add these seven fossil sites to your bucket list

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A trip to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, 3 hours South of Johannesburg, is an unmissable experience. Witness the world's oldest dinosaur nesting site, which is 190 million years old and features 10 nests, 34 eggs, and fascinating fossilised footprints.

Golden Gate Park, South Africa

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Fancy getting a picture with a dinosaur? It’s possible in Drumheller. There is an 86-foot-long and 151-foot-wide Tyrannosaurus rex, which is four times its actual size. You can witness this beauty from any spot in the city.

Drumheller, Canada

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A Mesozoic masterpiece, the Jurassic Coast is a 152-kilometre-long stretch in Southern England between Dorset and Devon counties. It’s the world’s only place where fossils from all three Mesozoic eras—Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous—are found. Who knows what you might stumble into?

Jurassic Coast, United Kingdom

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