| Show W I tI I ItI V W JL 1 TO Tn 1112 V W VII I Wad W I a Will you please give me a name is the message being sent by Uie dinosaurs in the new Dinosaur Garden to all Uintah i County elementary school children the near according to Michael L A contest will be k-w held in fh- the elemen- tary schools to the not with their scientific names but a rume which can remembered and pronounced by the This along with the scientific will be placed on a plaque near the There will be 14 winning one for each of the new residents at the The students who select the winning names will be honored at the September Chamber of Commerce Judges for the the contest will be Doris teacher at Jim State elementary schools throughout the district this week making a slide presentation and telling some 2600 students about the Ac- cording to want to involve as many people as school age in this September names into the teacher on the official entry blank and the entries will be picked up by museum Work on the Dinosaur Gardens is close to schedule and the official dedication will be held September according to There are a few major portions of the work still to be including the which will will be oe covered with crushed contracted by Larry the to be built by the Elks Lodge under the direction of Leonard the butyl rubber lining in the pond to be placed in and covered with sand so it will hold the This portion is under the direction of the who have already collected for the which according to will probably pay for the membrane and the Dinosaur Gardens sprinkling y P The Dinosaur Gardens hosts 14 prehistoric lifelike and life-size creatures 80 foot long and They represent a comprehensive cross-section of the giant beasts that roamed this country in prehistoric Eleven of the 14 dinosaurs who will call the new Dinosaur Gardens home will be the a North American dinosaur who weighed four to six but had a brain weighing about ounces same a Stegosaurus had two rows of 26 alternating triangular plates running along the back and The was the largest of 23 to 30 Recent finds indicate that this type of flying reptile was covered E about six feet in The Diplodocus weighed ap- proximately 26 to 30 tons and ap- the length of 80 This creature has the distinction of being among one of the longest Tyrannosaurs Rex was the largest and among the most highly evolved of all the meat-eating 4 I V a W N K V J J L VI J TT VA Ay JJ X V if 7 to Jk U I V I T v i 0 L Mr 1 1 V I Sv UMaS r-rf m t h y i M jm St T y V J A F T jU TW name the dinosaur contest 1 be m Each my win only on LCT in t or win ln ENTRY BLANK for the the contest that will be handed out at the Uintah School District Elementary schools is shown The children are to name the dinosaurs with a nick name which will appear along with the scientific name near the dinosaur as he takes his place in the new Dinosaur Gardens at the Utah Museum of Natural It was also the most powerful carnivore to ever walk this Standing 18 to 20 feet tall and reaching a length of 50 the creature weighed between 8 and 15 It had dagger-like teeth well over six inches in a flying is small compared to its relative the It grew to be about two feet in length and had a foot wing Capable of sustained it must have been helpless on was the of the dinosaurs at about 30 feet in j l r ev hS I I was a squatty f- only on I Woolly mammoth was found on all Sg heights of 14 feet at the Pictures of the mammoth have been found in the walls of caves occupied by the stone-age man living in The hollow-boned is often referred to as the due to its resemblance to this contemporary The creature 14 feet long and seven eight feet with a flat mouth and a hard beak ideal for its diet of vegetation and The was a lizard- looking a fin-backed reptile that lived in Its spine was ac- lengthened appendages of its backbone and may have been used as a sun-catching and warming His diet was plant new home will feature Ing trees and shrubs have been cut to resemble foliage from millions of years Walkways connect displays Rarden Talk ancient A unique lighting system will illuminate the dinosaurs so visitors may enjoy the Gardens during the This collection of dinosaurs was the brainchild of Elbert who spent rs sculpting the creatures from fiberglass and polyester resin with They can withstand heat and freezing In the Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation purchased collection with funds allocated the State The which were con- this will be dedicated September A luncheon will be held from 12 10 1 Costing dignitaries with thc dedication program to begin at 2 p.m. Representative Glade will be emcee for thc Speakers will Include Governor Scott Mike Perry and Neal county commissioner According to a number of invitations have been sent to dignitaries to but these have not been Immediately following the a briefing for the news media will be conducted by Mr Perry and |
