Dinosaur Park

On April 11th, a couple of my friends and I decided to go visit the Dinosaur Park down in Ogden as part of our term project. We were able to see many dinosaur findings, some of which are the most recent found in Utah and all around the world. We were able to examine the bones and such of full-sized dinosaurs, watch robotic dinosaurs in their habitat, and actually dig up some dinosaur fossils of our own.
While we were at the museum, we saw so many bones and fossils. It was crazy. They had things such as a dinosaur tooth and a footprint, to a full size built together model of the creature. It was really cool to be able to see what happened such a long time ago. It was also really cool to see everything up close. Some of the things they would actually let us touch and feel. It was interesting to feel the bones that were on display. They felt just like ‘bone’ but it was weird to think that it came from a creature from so long ago. It just felt a little weird. We were also able to observe as real dinosaur bones and teeth were being prepared to put on display. We were able to see the process that they put the fossils though before they are ready for our eyes out in the museum. Another really cool thing about the museum was the robotic dinosaurs, they honestly almost looked real. It was cool to see how scientists can display for us what they have discovered and researched. The robotic dinosaurs helped us see what kind environment they lived in, and especially how they moved about and sounded. It helped to put a picture in my head of how things could have really been back when dinosaurs did rome the earth.
I really learned a lot from this visit from observing fossils to uncovering some of my own. I was able to see how scientist work, and what they actually do. It was a cool experience to how life was a way, way long time ago!