Acclaimed British dinosaur hunter to headline Wyoming’s ’Jurassic Fest’

This June the Wyoming Dinosaur Center will host an exhilarating experience for dinosaur fans with the first-ever ' Jurassic Fest - Passion for the Past ' event. Headlining the two-day dino event is multi-award-winning British palaeontologist, celebrated author and TV host, Dr Dean Lomax from the UK. Lomax, who is an affiliated scientist at The University of Manchester , England, recently made international headlines when he led the excavation of one of the greatest discoveries in British palaeontological history, the 10-metre-long 'Rutland Sea Dragon'. The event will also feature a sneak peek of 'WHY DINOSAURS'' an ambitious dinosaur-themed documentary directed, filmed and edited by Tony and James Pinto, a father and son from Simi Valley, California. Over five years in the making, the film has been greatly anticipated since its announcement and successful crowdfunding campaign. Based in the town of Thermopolis, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center originally opened its doors in 1995 and boasts a world-class museum and many active dinosaur dig sites. Unique fossils such as 'Jimbo' the Supersaurus , the largest dinosaur in Wyoming, along with the smallest dinosaur in Wyoming, 'Lori', a close cousin of Velociraptor , are on display along with an impressive global fossil collection and the only Archaeopteryx fossil outside of Europe.