Public art & sculpture · London
Mosasaur
In or near Shortlands.
Mosasaur — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Crystal Palace · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Mosasaur public art in Bromley, London, the nearest railway station is Crystal Palace, located 0.3 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for sat-nav is SE20 8DP.
About
Mosasaur is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Official information
The statue of Guy the gorilla is located in Crystal Palace Park, London. It commemorates a beloved gorilla who was a popular resident of the London Zoo in the mid-20th century, known for his gentle nature and interactions with visitors. The taxidermy of Guy can also be seen at the Natural History Museum in London.
From the Wikipedia article
Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek σαύρος sauros meaning 'lizard') are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764. They belong to the order Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes. During the last 20 million years of the Cretaceous period (Turonian–Maastrichtian ages), with the extinction of the ichthyosaurs and pliosaurs, mosasaurids became the dominant marine predators. They themselves became extinct as a result of the K-Pg event at the end of the Cretaceous period, about 66 million years ago.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
) informed by fossil skin impressions]] Mosasaurs breathed air, were powerful swimmers, and were well-adapted to living in the warm, shallow inland seas prevalent during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were so well adapted to this environment that they most likely gave birth to live young, rather than returning to the shore to lay eggs as sea turtles do. The smallest-known mosasaur was Dallasaurus turneri, which was less than 1 m long. Larger mosasaurs were more typical, with many species growing longer than 4 m. Mosasaurus hoffmannii, the largest known species reached up to 17 m, but it has been considered to be probably overestimated by Cleary et al. (2018). Mosasaurs had a body…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4176, -0.0669
- District
- Bromley
- Parish
- Bromley, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE20 8DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Nearest railway station
- Crystal Palace — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.atlasobscura.com
Sources
- osm: way/827932481 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Mosasaur (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mosasaur?
- Mosasaur is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE20 8DP), in the parish of Bromley, unparished area.
- What is Mosasaur?
- Mosasaur — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mosasaur?
- The nearest railway station is Crystal Palace, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE20 8DP.
- Is Mosasaur free to visit?
- Yes, Mosasaur is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mosasaur?
- The nearest railway station is Crystal Palace, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE20 8DP.