Jurassic Cowtown: Dinosaurs roam Fort Worth Botanic Garden as part of new exhibit

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Jurassic Cowtown: Dinosaurs roam Fort Worth Botanic Garden as part of new exhibit

四虎影院 | By Camilo Diaz

Published February 2, 2024 at 10:06 AM CST

Oviraptor animatronic dinosaurs at the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Wyatt Johnson and his family were on their way to Waco from Nebraska when they took an unexpected turn in Fort Worth and ran into dinosaurs.

The surprising find was the Fort Worth Botanic Garden鈥檚 new outdoor exhibit of 11 statues and animatronic dinosaurs called 鈥�.鈥� The exhibit ends May 30 and is included in the price of general admission.

鈥淲e were driving past (the gardens) to go to the Stockyards. Our son loves dinosaurs; he saw the signs passing through, and he got really excited, so we pulled in,鈥� Johnson said.

The exhibit features dinosaurs whose fossils have been found around the globe.

Facts about the oviraptor are presented next to its animatronic likeness on Jan. 26, 2024. Each dinosaur on display in the exhibit is accompanied by a plaque about the species.

An animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex is featured in the 鈥淒inosaurs Around the World鈥� exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Jan. 26, 2024.

Dinosaur fan Gray Johnson, 5, admires a dinosaur displayed at the 鈥淒inosaurs Around the World鈥� exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Jan. 26, 2024.

Wyatt Johnson and his son, Gray, look at an animatronic dinosaur at the 鈥淒inosaurs Around the World鈥� exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Jan. 26, 2024.

An animatronic iguanodon is displayed at the 鈥淒inosaurs Around the World鈥� exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Jan. 26, 2024.

The 鈥淒inosaur Around the World: The Great Outdoors鈥� sign announces the exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Jan. 26, 2024.

Camilo Diaz is a multimedia fellow at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at camilo.diaz@fortworthreport.org. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy .

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