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dinosaur

any extinct reptile of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia. Dinosaurs (the name means ‘fearful lizard’) were the dominant form of land vertebrates during the JURASSIC and CRETACEOUS periods.
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Following the agreement for the company to take on the lease of the 120-year-old buildings, there will be an initial eight-figure investment by Dinosauria Ltd to create the family-friendly museum with 90 jobs created.
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According to the website of Dinosauria International, the site, located near the village of Ten Sleep, has "ancient sand and mudstone deposits, dating back to the late Jurassic Period, approximately 150 million years ago".
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However, these animal bones showed greater affinities with lizards than with mammals, leading to the definition of the Dinosauria by Richard Owen in 1842.
The first chapter, titled "Dinosauria," presents brief illustrated paragraphs about each of the model dinosaurs that are included for construction.
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