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The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica
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The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica is a 1989 topiary sculpture series installed along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California.[1][2][3] Featured are six dinosaurs made of stainless steel, copper, and plant materials: a Triceratops measuring approximately 5 x 14 x 3 ft., a Stegosaurus measuring approximately 6 x 14 x 3 ft., an Apatosaurus measuring approximately 12 ft. x 34 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in., a Diplodocus measuring approximately 12 ft. x 35 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in., a Dimetrodon (albeit not technically a dinosaur)[4] measuring approximately 5 x 14 x 3 ft., and an Iguanodon measuring approximately 6 ft. x 14 ft. x 3 ft. 4 in. The series was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's 'Save Outdoor Sculpture!' program in 1994.[5] In 2020, a Third Street Promenade property owner filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging two of the statues housed rodents.[6][7] The statues have been described as "whimsical".[8]

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  1. ↑ "The Promenade's beloved-but-battered dinosaurs face an uncertain future". SMDP. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dinosaur Sculptures on Santa Monica Promenade to Receive $400,000 Rejuvenation". www.surfsantamonica.com. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ Abadie, Daniel (November 25, 2008). Lalanne(s). Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-030071-3.
  4. ↑ Angielczyk, Kenneth D. (2009). "Dimetrodon Is Not a Dinosaur: Using Tree Thinking to Understand the Ancient Relatives of Mammals and their Evolution". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 2 (2): 257–271. doi:10.1007/s12052-009-0117-4. ISSN 1936-6434.
  5. ↑ "The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hetherman, Bill (August 18, 2020). "Santa Monica Promenade Property Owner Complains of Dinosaur-Sized Problem With Rodents". NBC Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Edify TV: Third Street Promenade Dinosaur Lawsuit". Palisades News.
  8. ↑ Marcus, Clare Cooper; Francis, Carolyn (September 3, 1997). People Places: Design Guidlines for Urban Open Space. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-28833-6.
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