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Located
just
in
front
of
the
Pattaya
Floating
market
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
road
.This
place
brings
you
face
to
face
with
life-size
replicas
of
the
creatures
that
lived
200
million
years
ago
including
a
Tyrannosaurus
Rex.
Tyrannosaurus
Rex
was
one
of
the
largest
land
carnivores
of
all
time;
the
largest
complete
specimen,
measured
12.8
metres
(
42
ft
)
long,
and
was
4.0
metres
(
13.1
ft
)
tall
at
the
hips.
The
Velociraptor
~
the
word
meaning
swift
to
seize,
was
a
mid
sized
Dromaeosaurid,
with
adults
measuring
up
to
2.07
metres
long
and
weighing
up
to
15
kg.
The
skull,
which
grew
up
to
25
cm
long,
was
uniquely
up
-
curved,
concave
on
the
upper
surface
and
convex
on
the
lower.
The
jaws
were
lined
with
26–28
widely
spaced
teeth
on
each
side,
each
more
strongly
serrated
on
the
back
edge
than
the
front—possibly
an
adaptation
that
improved
its
ability
to
catch
and
hold
fast-moving
prey.
The
park
is
set
out
so
that
you
do
get
a
very
realistic
idea
of
the
size
and
power
that
these
massive
beasts
had,
especially
when
you
see
the
T-
Rex
doing
battle
with
a
Torosaurus
(
Torosaurus
meaning
perforated
lizard,
referring
to
the
large
openings
in
the
frill
)
commonly
mistranslated
as
bull
lizard
it
was
around
between
70
and
65
million
years
ago.
It
possessed
one
of
the
largest
skulls
of
any
known
land
animal.
The
frilled
skull
reached
2.6
metres
in
length.
From
head
to
tail,
Torosaurus
is
thought
to
have
measured
about
9
metres
long
and
weighed
4
to
6
tonnes.
In
2010,
research
on
dinosaur
ontogeny
growth
and
development
of
individuals
over
the
life
span
concluded
that
Torosaurus
may
not
have
represented
a
distinct
genus
at
all,
but
a
mature
form
of
Triceratops.
Various
other
Dinosaur’s
appear
in
the
Jurassic
Garden
.
The
general
conception
of
this
attraction
is
that
it
provides
you
with
a
setting
that
resembles
prehistoric
times.
I
first
saw
this
Park
when
I
visited
Pattaya
Floating
Market
in
February
2011.
But
it
was
July
2011
before
I
finally
got
to
visit
here.
The
Gardens
look
very
impressive
from
the
Sukhumvit
road,
Jomtien.
But
inside
I
found
it
very
tired
looking
and
the
gardens
neglected.
The
Crocodile
pen
was
not
very
well
kept
either.
The
staff
seemed
indifferent,
and
not
very
helpful.
The
Exhibits
looked
like
they
were
all
second
hand,
the
condition
was
not
what
I
expected.
Whether
this
has
changed
in
the
years
I
missed
going
I
am
not
sure,
I
hope
so.
There
were
a
few
live
animals
on
display
here,
bullocks
and
deer.
But
all
seem
very
bored
and
tired.
This
park
could
be
turned
into
a
great
day
out
for
the
kids
if
only
a
bit
of
time
was
spent
on
refurbishing
the
whole
of
this
attraction.
Open
daily
10.00
a.m.
-
6.00
p.m.
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