July 22, 2009 10:16 AM PDT
In tiny Thermopolis, Wyo., paleontologists discovered Jurassic period dinosaur bones. Because of that history, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was opened on the very spot where the bones were dug up.
The center houses both a dinosaur museum dedicated to explaining the evolution of dinosaurs (not just Wyoming dinosaurs) to the public, and a dig site where the public can see how paleontologists work. Some of the dinosaurs presented inside are actual bones, while others are casts, but all are meant to accurately represent the size and realism of the actual species.
CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman visited the center as part of Road Trip 2009.
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Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET
