Branches of the museum were located in Riverhead, New York and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
[1] The original Dinosaur Walk Museum first opened its doors to the public on June 24, 2004, and was located in Riverhead, New York, on Long Island.
[2] Designed and created by the artist Fred Hoppe, the museum featured one of the world's largest collections of prehistoric animals.
[3] All of the exhibits, which represent 47 species, have been recreated life-size and are based upon actual fossil records.
Some of the exhibits include: Tyrannosaurus rex, Platecarpus, Parasaurolophus, Daspletosaurus, Deinonychus, Coelophysis, Velociraptor, Troodon, Plesiosaurs, Oviraptor, large and small flying reptiles and the skulls, bones, and skeletons of prehistoric mammals, fossils and other items of interest.
Coelophysis: Living during the late Triassic Period almost 210 million years ago.
Early evidence shows that the Oviraptor was attempting to steal Protoceratops eggs.
When the dig was discovered the Ovirapotor was huddled over a nest of what turned out to be Oviraptor eggs.