Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum

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Connecticut state park arboretum natural history museum

Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a Connecticut state park renowned for its extensive fossilized dinosaur trackways and surrounding botanical collections.

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Dinosaur State Park 2
Dinosaur State Park museum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Connecticut state park ⓘ
arboretum ⓘ
natural history museum ⓘ
area approximately 80 acres ⓘ
contains arboretum with labeled plant collections ⓘ
dinosaur tracksite ⓘ
geodesic dome exhibit center ⓘ
nature trails ⓘ
outdoor track casting area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
discoveredBy Edward McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
established 1968 ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Early Jurassic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCollection angiosperms ⓘ
conifers ⓘ
ferns ⓘ
ginkgo relatives ⓘ
gymnosperms ⓘ
living representatives of ancient plant groups ⓘ
hasEducationalFocus botany ⓘ
geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
hasExhibit dinosaur-related educational displays ⓘ
geology and paleontology exhibits ⓘ
indoor preserved trackways ⓘ
hasFossilType Eubrontes giganteus tracks ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1968 ⓘ
knownFor botanical collections ⓘ
fossilized dinosaur trackways ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut ⓘ
Hartford County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rocky Hill, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersActivity guided tours ⓘ
public lectures and events ⓘ
school programs ⓘ
track casting for visitors ⓘ
opened 1968 ⓘ
operatedBy Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Connecticut State Parks system NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf National Natural Landmarks Program documentation ⓘ
paleontological research on dinosaur tracks ⓘ
trackSiteDiscoveryYear 1966 ⓘ
website https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Parks/Dinosaur-State-Park ⓘ

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Rocky Hill → hasHistoricSite → Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum ⓘ
subject surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States → hasLandmark → Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum ⓘ
subject surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Rocky Hill → hasLandmark → Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum ⓘ
subject surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Dinosaur State Park museum
Connecticut state park system → hasPart → Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dinosaur State Park
Rocky Hill → hasStatePark → Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum ⓘ
subject surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Dinosaur State Park