It was between

248 and 65 million years ago that dinosuars like the Gigantosaurus or

the Argentinosaurus walked the earth. It has been two years since the

Giants of the Mesozoic exhibiton began at Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Saturday will be a birthday of sorts for the world's largest dinosaurs

and everyone is invited.

The Giants

of the Mesozoic exhibit includes both the gigantosaurus and the Aregentinosaurus,

the largest meat eaters and plant eaters ever, respectively. Gigantosaurs

were 47 feet long and weighed between 8-10 tons, while the Aregentino

saur was 123 feet long and weighed over 100 tons. At Saturday's party,

some people will get a special photo opportunity with the Gigantosaurus,

an opportunity no one had when the dinosaur was roaming the earth.

Other family

friendly activities taking place on Saturday include a dinosaur scavenger

hunt, puppet shows of "Once Upon a Dinosaur," and a dinosaur

puppet factory courtesy of The Center for Puppetry Arts, cupcakes, prizes

for children in dinosaur costumes, dinosaur bumper stickers, a bithday

hat making session and a chance to meet Fernbank's baby Triceratops.

The event is

the thir part of a four part series of events for families scheduled for

this year. Activities will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and are included with

the price of admission to the museum. Admission is free for museum members,

while admission for non-members is $12 for adults, $11 for students and

seniors and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Phone 404-929-6300 or

visit www.fernbank.edu/museum for more information.

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