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Photos of new South Jersey fossil park and dinosaur museum

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The Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University opens in Gloucester Co. N.J. on March 28, with full-scale dinosaur replicas, a hands-on fossil quarry, and virtual reality journeys, all designed to inspire a deeper connection to the past and an understanding of the planet’s future.

A Dryptosaurus aquilunguis skeleton at the museum's entrance. It was the world's first-ever discovered tyrannosaur, found in 1866, a mile from the museum site at what is now Ceres Park.
A Dryptosaurus aquilunguis skeleton at the museum's entrance. It was the world's first-ever discovered tyrannosaur, found in 1866, a mile from the museum site at what is now Ceres Park.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer
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South Jersey is home to some of the world's earliest dinosaur discoveries. The museum is situated at the edge of a former marl quarry that has already yielded 100,000 fossils of more than 100 species - including crocodiles, sea turtles and a 55-foot-long Mosasaur.

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