Thisis bristol.co.uk: Your chance to find out about the Bristol Dinosaur on the Downs
A LECTURE about the Bristol Dinosaur will be held at Arnos Vale Cemetery on February 24.
The lecture will be about the Thecodontosaurus, whose remains were found in Durdham Down by quarry workers digging for limestone in the 19th century.
The bones were identified as a new species of dinosaur in 1836 by geologists Henry Riley and Samuel Stutchbury, who was buried at Arnos Vale in 1859.
The lecture, being delivered by Bristol University lecturer Mike Benton from 7.30pm in the Anglican Chapel, is being held as part of its Dinosaur Month. The cemetery will also hold a dinosaur- themed family fun day on February 22.
At the Dino Discovery Day, which will run in one-hour sessions starting between 10am and 1pm in the Speilman Centre, families can become dinosaur hunters, find fossils, solve puzzles and build their own dinosaurs.
Felicia Smith, of the Arnos Cemetery Trust, said: "The activities in Dinosaur Month explore the ways in which the early scientists in the 1830s understood geological time and the ancient denizens of the Earth. They will also highlight the current scientific and educational work based around the Bristol dinosaur."
Tickets are £7 per person (£5 for concessions) for the lecture and £7 per family for the family fun day. Visit arnosvale.org.uk or bristoldinosaur.com.
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