Traveling dinosaur exhibit makes stops in Kootenai County
Elizabeth, of Post Falls, gets up and close with a 3D-printed replica of the state dinosaur, the oryctodromeus, Tuesday at Hayden Library during a visit from the Idaho Museum of Natural History’s mobile dino exhibit. The exhibit is stopping in Rathdrum and Post Falls libraries today.
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Fong Durocher holds Acadia Durocher up to look at the replica of an oryctodromeus dinosaur Tuesday at Hayden Library.
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Acadia Durocher plays with a toy dinosaur in the Idaho Museum of Natural History’s mobile exhibit.
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A line formed around the curb at the Hayden Library as families lined up to experience the mobile dinosaur exhibit through the Idaho Museum of Natural History.
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Idaho has a state dinosaur and his nickname is Ricky.
The oryctodromeus was made the official state dinosaur of Idaho in 2023 and is the most common dinosaur found in Idaho, dating back to 98-million-year-old rocks in eastern Idaho’s Wayan Formation.
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