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| The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica | |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 (1989) |
| Location | 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) 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.
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References
- 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. 2 (2): 257–271. doi:10.1007/s12052-009-0117-4. ISSN 1936-6434.
- "The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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