Hunt the Dinosaur Egg at Easter

March 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Some of Dorset’s earliest inhabitants were dinosaurs that roamed the swampy land of prehistoric times. Like their descendants - birds - dinosaurs reproduced by laying eggs in nests, but on the ground not in trees! The award winning Dinosaur Museum, in Dorchester, has several superb dinosaur eggs on display from other parts of the world.

Over the long Easter weekend the Dinosaur Museum, in Dorchester, is holding the Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt. It is the Easter Egg Hunt with a difference and involves children in actually hunting throughout the museum to spot the dinosaur eggs on display and solving the Dinosaur Mystery. The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt is from Good Friday 2nd April to Easter Bank Holiday Monday 5h April. Explore Britain’s original award-winning Dinosaur Museum with its exciting mix of actual fossils, skeletons, and life-size dinosaur reconstructions combined with hands on and multi-media displays, to discover the answers to the clues in the Dinosaur Mystery.

The first fossilized dinosaur eggs were found in France in 1869. Since then dinosaur eggs have been found all over the world. Whole nest sites have been discovered leading to the naming of one area as Egg Mountain in the USA. Unfortunately discoveries of dinosaur eggs in England are much more rare. The largest dinosaur egg in the museum is about the size of a melon and is from a sauropod dinosaur, and was discovered in China. Another type of dinosaur egg is smaller and is from an Oviraptor that originates from Mongolia. Dinosaur nests have been found in groups indicating that dinosaurs exhibited some sort of social behaviour, and it’s probable that some dinosaurs were caring and raised their young.

The Dinosaur Museum is great for families whatever the weather and is open daily 9.30-5.30. The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt takes place from Good Friday 2nd April to Easter Monday 5th April inclusive. All children who solve the Mystery correctly and spot all the dinosaur eggs win a special prize fun dinosaur! For more event information please visit http://www.thedinosaurmuseum.com

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Britain's original award winning Dinosaur Museum located in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, only 7 miles from the Jurassic Coast. The only museum on mainland Britain dedicated to dinosaurs.