{"id":362428,"date":"2026-07-06T09:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/362428\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:52:34","slug":"dinosaur-day-returns-to-austin-with-fossil-identifications-t-rex-and-family-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/362428\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Day Returns to Austin with Fossil Identifications, T. rex and Family Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin, TX \u2014 Dinosaur lovers of all ages can travel back millions of years during Dinosaur Day at the<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Texas Science &amp; Natural History Museum<\/a> on Saturday, July 11.<\/p>\n<p>The family-friendly event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features a full day of hands-on activities, opportunities to meet paleontologists and plenty of prehistoric discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>One of the day&#8217;s biggest attractions gives visitors the chance to **bring their own fossils** for in-person identification by a paleontologist. Fossil identification sessions will be available from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Guests can also:<\/p>\n<p>Meet paleontologists who study dinosaurs<\/p>\n<p>Participate in family-friendly educational and art activities<\/p>\n<p>Complete a dinosaur-themed scavenger hunt<\/p>\n<p>Attend a special story time for younger visitors<\/p>\n<p>Pick up a free dinosaur poster while supplies last<\/p>\n<p>Explore &#8220;Epic Encounters,&#8221; the museum&#8217;s newly reimagined paleontology gallery<\/p>\n<p>Visit the hands-on Discovery Center<\/p>\n<p>See a 33-foot cast replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton along with a variety of fossil specimens<\/p>\n<p>Save 20% on select dinosaur-themed merchandise in the Museum Store<\/p>\n<p>All Dinosaur Day activities are included with regular museum admission.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Science &amp; Natural History Museum, located on the University of Texas campus, tells the story of Texas&#8217; natural history\u2014from the formation of the planet and the age of dinosaurs to the state&#8217;s modern-day ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and ticket details, visit the museum&#8217;s event page: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin, TX \u2014 Dinosaur lovers of all ages can travel back millions of years during Dinosaur Day at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-362428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}