The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica explained

The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Santa Monica, California, U.S.

The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica is a 1989 topiary sculpture series installed along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. Featured are six dinosaurs made of stainless steel, copper, and plant materials: a Triceratops measuring approximately 5 x 14 x 3 ft., a Stegosaurus measuring approximately 6 x 14 x 3 ft., an Apatosaurus measuring approximately 12 ft. x 34 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in., a Diplodocus measuring approximately 12 ft. x 35 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in., a Dimetrodon (albeit not technically a dinosaur)[1] measuring approximately 5 x 14 x 3 ft., and an Iguanodon measuring approximately 6 ft. x 14 ft. x 3 ft. 4 in. The series was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's 'Save Outdoor Sculpture!' program in 1994.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Angielczyk . Kenneth D. . 2009 . Dimetrodon Is Not a Dinosaur: Using Tree Thinking to Understand the Ancient Relatives of Mammals and their Evolution . Evolution: Education and Outreach . en . 2 . 2 . 257–271 . 10.1007/s12052-009-0117-4 . 1936-6434. free .
  2. Web site: The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica, (sculpture). . . 2022-06-16 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221092613/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!341472~!0#focus . live .