Gerald Davie, a local engineering geologist, has been moulding and chiselling away at his half life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex called Marmaduke since 2006 – an ongoing project that has periodically had to be pulled back from the brink of extinction. Just as soon as Marmaduke, a big, bad ornery critter, is pieced together, he will be inviting visitors to view him at GeoZone's Hilton offices on selected Saturday mornings.
Meanwhile, to whet your appetite, here are some photographs of Marmaduke's skull so far. If you like Marmaduke and are excitedly anticipating his big reveal, click on the Facebook link here and show him some love with a LIKE on Facebook!
This big reveal will be Marmaduke's first appearance since the Cretaceous Period. Tell all your friends who are coming to Hilton. Welcome him warmly and he may stay a while. At this stage his expected arrival date is 7th December, but who knows what might happen between then and now – there might even be an asteroid impact to put an end to all of those grand plans.
Due to a minor meteorite impact Marmaduke's big reveal has been postponed, keep an eye on the Events tab for the new date anticipated to be early in 2014.
