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    PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Dunkleosteus Revealed As Part Of New Exhibit At Rocky River Nature Center

    News & Press | September 2012

    PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Dunkleosteus Revealed As Part Of New Exhibit At Rocky River Nature Center

    Posted: September 18, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    JANE CHRISTYSON - 216-635-3229 -or- 216-780-9592 



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or- 216-339-1699



    On Thursday, October 4 at 2 p.m., a fearsome 20-foot replica of
    the ancient fish Dunkleosteus will be revealed as it is
    literally ripped from its encasement in a representation of the
    Devonian Sea.



    The replica �Dunk� is just one part of a new, more than
    2,800-square-foot exhibit at Rocky River Nature Center, with a
    budget of $45,000 that was entirely conceived, designed and
    constructed by in-house staff.



    The new exhibit in Rocky River Nature Center interprets the
    dynamics of the Rocky River Valley, from pre-historic to present
    day.  The exhibit examines the river, the plants and animals
    that utilize the river, pond life (including a beaver dam and
    lodge), the geology of the area (including a shale wall where
    children can search for model fossils), �Dunk,� and the human story
    (including  American Indians and settlers of the 1830s). 
    There are also five aquariums with live fish and frogs, a live
    turtle viewing area, and live snakes within the exhibit area,
    too.  All animals and plants on exhibit are native to Rocky
    River Reservation.  All fossil models have been based on
    fossils found within the reservation.



    Dunkleosteus ruled the Devonian seas nearly 360 million
    years ago before the time of the dinosaurs. �Dunk� lived in the
    tropical sea that then covered Ohio.  �Dunk� fossils of
    specimens up to 20 feet in length are frequently found in the shale
    cliffs of Rocky River Reservation. But, experts say that �Dunk� may
    have been up to 30 feet in length and weighed as much as 4 tons,
    similar in size to a modern day killer whale.  It is believed
    that �Dunk� ate sharks and other marine life with its blade-like
    jaws and armored head.  A mass extinction at the end of the
    Devonian era caused �Dunk� to become extinct.



    �Dunk� and the new exhibit will be revealed soon at Rocky River
    Nature Center!



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    EDITOR'S NOTE: Members of the media are invited on
    Thursday, October 4 at 2 p.m. to watch an unveiling of the �Dunk�
    replica by a group of children recruited from Cleveland Metroparks
    Kids Club. Rocky River Nature Center is located at 24000 Valley
    Parkway in Rocky River Reservation in North Olmsted. "_GoBack">

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