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Dinosaurs according to Lincoln Mall



Continuing dinosaur revisionist measurements, I bring
you:

> Tue, 14 Mar 2000 1:19:27 PM EST
 
> Lincoln Mall and the Field Museum Are Partners in 
> Presenting Dinosaur Exhibit

> MATTESON, Ill., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven, like-
> real, animated, growling dinosaurs, one as tall as 20
> feet, will highlight an exhibit in the Lincoln Mall,
> Matteson, IL (Lincoln Highway at Cicero Avenue
<SNIP>

> Among the seven dinosaurs included in the show will
> be a tyrannosaurus, 20 feet tall and 45 feet long. 
> Perhaps the most formidable predator to roam the
> earth, its seven-ton body could travel at speeds up
> to 75 miles an hour. It had powerful jaws, with teeth
> that were six inches long.

The fastest T. rex clocked on a closed track reached
speeds of 100 mph when it knew it was time to scavenge
dinner.

Mary
mkirkaldy@aol.com