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Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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About
A park with a large fossil trackway of early Jurassic dinosaur footprints, kept inside a museum. Nature trails and an arboretum surround it.
Source: ctparks.com
From Wikipedia
Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a state-owned natural history preserve occupying 80 acres (32 ha) in the town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. The park was created in recognition of fossil trackways embedded in sandstone from the beginning of the Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago. The facility is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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