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March 17, 2010

Dinosaur Sighting: Mini-Golf Dinosaur

A dinosaur sculpture decorating a now-defunct miniature golf course. Photo by Chip Ohlhaver.

A dinosaur sculpture decorating a now-defunct miniature golf course. Photo by Chip Ohlhaver.

Miniature golf can be a lot of fun, and it is even better if the course is decorated with dinosaurs. This week’s Dinosaur Sighting, sent to us by Chip Ohlhaver, is of one such dinosaur sculpture that still decorates a now-defunct mini golf course in Maryland. Even better, Chip reports that the course sits on top of some Cretaceous-age geology; I am sure the dinosaur feels right at home.

Have you stumbled across a dinosaur in an unexpected place? If you have, and have a photo of the encounter, send it to us via dinosaursightings@gmail.com!



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  1. [...] seems that many roadside dinosaurs are the products of an earlier wave of dinomania that have been left to rot, but now some people are creating the next generation of dinosaur [...]

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