Dinópolis

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Dinópolis

Dinópolis Teruel
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Established	2001
Location	Avda. Sagunto, Teruel, Spain
Type	Paleontology
Website	[1]

The entrance hall.

Dinópolis, located in Teruel, Spain,^[1] is one of the largest museums of paleontology in the world.^{[citation needed]} It also includes some attractions, restaurants and shows. The museum comprises three main exhibition halls and a research laboratory.

History[]

In 1998, the provincial government of Aragón established a foundation with the aim of creating exhibition facilities for the growing collection of fossils found in Teruel, at the same time stimulating tourism and hereby funding future research.^{[citation needed]} The first building was opened in June 2001, at Dinópolis Teruel.

Exhibition halls[]

Dinópolis has the following exhibition halls:^{[citation needed]}

• Aquatic Life Hall
• Dinosaur Hall
• Mammal Hall
• Hall of Meteorites

Territorio Dinópolis[]

Dinópolis Teruel is part of a chain of eight such natural history museums and parks named , the seven others being at Peñarroya de Tastavins, founded in 2003, at Galve (2003), : at Rubielos de Mora (2004), (2005) at Castellote, , at Albarracín (2008), at Riodeva (2012) and at Ariño (2015).^{[citation needed]}

Research activities[]

Dinópolis has an active research team, called or just Fundación Dinópolis.^{[citation needed]} One of the achievements of this team has been the description of Turiasaurus riodevensis by Royo-Torres, Cobos & Alcala, 2006.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture[]

• An episode of is set in Dinópolis, and also in some outcrops in Teruel.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Dinópolis Teruel website
• Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis website

Coordinates: 40°19′57″N 1°04′52″W / 40.33250°N 1.08111°W / 40.33250; -1.08111

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