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Galiano and Albersdörfer, 2010) and Joel Bartsch, president and CEO of the
Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Natalie Bogdanova, Senior Director, Business Development & Operations, Emaar
Malls Group, said: ―The largest creatures to walk on earth, dinosaurs have been
popularised through novels and films. Now, for the first time in Dubai, visitors
to The Dubai Mall have the opportunity to witness the mind-blowing
magnificence of a life-size dinosaur exhibit, which also has the distinction of
being the only one of its kind in the world‖.
―The new exhibit is educational, awe-inspiring, and yet another definitive reason
to visit our city and the mall.‖
She added: ―In addition to the dinosaur exhibit, visitors will have the
opportunity to have a closer look at the fossil’s structure through a one-metrelong original bone on display‖ (Masudi, 2014).
―The exhibition will significantly scale up the mall footfall, given the keen
interest of dinosaur enthusiasts from around the world, and the unparalleled
experience it provides to the visitors.‖

Pelvis and tail fossil bones of the Long-necked Whip-tailed Sauropod Dinosaur
(Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus) at Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE. Photo by: Prof. Dr. Sc.
Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. 08.04.2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/13874358704/
The development follows unofficial reports that surfaced in February claiming
Emaar planned to exhibit a dinosaur skeleton at its Dubai Mall property.
Emaar had not publicly commented on the then-unconfirmed reports.
According to the reports, carried by multiple media outlets and on Twitter,

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 120 – December 2014